noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
other
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Other times, other spouses , thought Albert, and the floor rocked.
surviving
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Property left to a surviving spouse remains, as before, free of inheritance tax.
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The present rules are: Rights of surviving spouse .
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Acute grief at the death of one parent may inhibit a family for caring for the surviving spouse .
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Only 25 percent of women over 80 who have no surviving spouse live with other members of their family.
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The interests of the children, if there is no surviving spouse , absolutely override those of any other relatives.
■ VERB
live
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Among those aged 65 or more, 45% live with their spouse only and 11% live with relatives.
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The proportion living only with their spouse has also increased, from 30 percent in 1945 to 44 percent in 1980.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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You may choose to pay income tax jointly or separately from your spouse .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Any civil servant who talks to his or her spouse about work would be committing an offence.
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As a husband, he fulfilled the model role of an attentive and loving spouse .
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Electrons are like spouses in monogamous countries; there is either one or none.
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In addition, because of prior changes in immigration laws, fewer spouses and parents were admitted in 1995.
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Remember, your spouse may not be used to having you home during working hours.
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The company then arranged coach trips for employees and their spouses to view the area.
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Your family, friends, or spouse all have their goals for you, but what do you want?