Collocations withmarriage
These are words often used in combination withmarriage.
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advantageous marriage
It was not an especially advantageous marriage and may well have been a love affair.
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broken marriage
Remarriage offers a future for parties suffering from a broken marriage.
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dissolution of marriage
Finally, historians have discussed the dissolution of marriage.
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failed marriage
I believe fault to be a very clumsy instrument with which to dissect a failed marriage.
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happy marriage
It's been a very, very, very happy marriage.
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interracial marriage
Their local story of interracial marriage, upward mobility and wealth was attached to an evolving taxonomy of identity, being instituted by the courts.
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loveless marriage
Earlier in our deliberations there was talk of the parties being locked in a loveless marriage.
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marriage ceremony
The marriage ceremony itself was perfunctory and, in this instance, the whole process of juba'ing seems to have proceeded smoothly.
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marriage contract
A marriage contract (ketubbah) usually included stipulations that attempted to formalize this new status.
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marriage preparation
Marriage preparation is not enough.
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mixed marriage
In our view, a mixed marriage is a sign of moderate religiousness.
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monogamous marriage
Monogamous marriage did not, however, preclude ' outside ' relationships.
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polygamous marriage
Separate records are not kept for wives by polygamous marriage.
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polygynous marriage
In a polygynous marriage, each marriage creates a separate family or household with the husband as the common spouse to all the families.
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previous marriage
Event history analysis is applied separately for males and females, and for two types of previous marriage (uxorilocal and virilocal).
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proposed marriage
The opinion of a woman was not sought and her feelings about the proposed marriage were not considered.
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sanctity of marriage
The spirits seemed to destroy the sanctity of marriage, and spiritual contact appeared to lead to very material violations regarding marriage and relations between men and women.
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secret marriage
Cynthia tells her mother, and several friends, about the secret marriage between the film star and the famous war correspondent.
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successful marriage
Successful marriage is a very difficult attainment.
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traditional marriage
Traditional marriage thus enjoyed both community support and legal sanction.
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troubled marriage
They found that the impact of parent training on marriage made a troubled marriage better but it did not make a satisfying marriage better.
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unhappy marriage
It reveals that her own unhappy marriage has partly destroyed her.
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