The must-have accessory for every politician is a suitable spouse.
Ms. Straus did not rank high on Mr. Sampson's checklist for a suitable spouse, either: She didn't know how to cook and had no intention of learning.
In Haredi neighborhoods, where those who do join the military have historically had a harder time finding a suitable spouse, "you can see army uniforms hanging out in the laundry," he said.
Finding a suitable spouse for the precious child is even trickier but they should look for someone of intelligence and prudence, well-educated and preferably of a similar background, so as to give the marriage the best possible chance.
Twenty years ago, there was a rush of silly stories about how a single woman past a certain age had a better chance of getting killed by terrorists than finding a suitable spouse.
The profile made clear that few young, single men were eager to join the WBC, and that she would therefore be unlikely to meet a suitable spouse if she remained a member.
There was no doubt the colonel was the more suitable spouse, being both Mr Darcy's cousin and a viscount, while Mr Alveston was the heir to a meagre barony, but Mr Alveston was the more easy on the eye and six years ago she might have connived to ensure his preferment.
Businessmen have been known to issue IPOs after consulting the Hindu calendar because there is no earthly way to predict the vagaries of the market.Now Hindu families have taken to timing the birth of their children to brighten the child's prospects—of joining India's elite civil service, say, or finding a suitable spouse.
Probably due to their consideration of these factors, Oppenheimer and Lew (Oppenheimer and Lew 1995) direct their attention to studies on the degree of marriage matching difficulty, pointing out that those with a high income may not necessarily marry quickly; on the contrary, they may put off their marriage because it takes more time for them to find a suitable spouse.
