While it is easy enough to ridicule Hawkins' pronouncement in Pleas Of The Crown from a metaphysical point of view, the concept of the `` oneness '' of a married couple may reflect an abiding belief that the communion between husband and wife is such that their actions are not always to be regarded by the criminal law as if there were no marriage.

Of course, if your pool is close to the house, your wife can always add it to her housekeeping chores ( you hope ).

On the other hand, a husband who always has been vigorous and assertive may suddenly become passive -- asking, psychologists say, for reassurance that his wife still finds him desirable.

Complementarians generally believe that the husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in God's image, but that husbands and wives have different functions and responsibilities that are based on gender with the husband always being the senior authority figure.

Except for one dubious example of a third-person feminine singular verb associated with Qoheleth, the subject always uses masculine nouns and even refers to his wife and women.

While Telemann's career prospered, his personal life was always troubled: his first wife died only a few months after their marriage, and his second wife had extramarital affairs and accumulated a large gambling debt before leaving Telemann.

Here is a quote from Menestrier, a 17th c. writer on chivalry: " It was not always necessary to be the wife of a knight in order to take this title.

Frigg, a major goddess and Odin's wife, says that what Loki and Odin did in the ancient past should not be spoken of in front of others, and that ancient matters should always remain hidden.

It was directed by and starred Alfred Lunt and his leading lady was, as always, his wife, Lynn Fontanne.

Meldrew, cursed with misfortune and always complaining, is married to long-suffering wife Margaret, who is often left exasperated by his many misfortunes.

* Among the Hephthalites, " the practice of several husbands to one wife, or polyandry, was always the rule, which is agreed on by all commentators.

William was always described as close to his wife, and her death would have added to his problems.

He was, like his wife, fond of films, and would often take her from their Ryer Avenue apartment to the nearby movie theater, and would always stop at the adjacent newsstand for an armful of various newspapers.

Peter has been depicted on screen a number of times, almost always in films concerning his wife Catherine.

Whatever the case, it is likely that Holbein always supported his wife and children.

He always wears a mortar board and has a domineering wife, ' Mrs Teacher '.

* Mrs Teacher-Teacher's overbearing wife, who bears an uncanny resemblance to him, and is almost always shown to be very assertive, bossing Teacher around while he is at home and yelling at the Kids during a memorable strip, wherein she took over the class as a supply teacher.

This title is frequently used for him in European publications ; his wife Louise is almost always called " Countess of Albany ".

International pro teams had repeatedly offered him hefty sums, but with support from his wife always declined in order to stay at home, to play for his home town, the national team and " Chef " ( German for " boss ") Herberger.

Although married, she always remained a member of her father's house — she is rarely named wife of A, but usually daughter of B, or mother of C.

At the age of fifty and facing retirement due to his selling of his successful automobile company ( The Revelation Motor Company ) to a far larger competitor, he sets out to do what he had always wanted to experience: a leisurely trip to Europe with his wife.

They had obligations of support for the wife ( and family they married into ), but could always go back to their mother and sisters for a night or two of attention.

They view the physical description of women as evidence of a more farcical intention when considered alongside both the historical context of the Elizabethan theatre ( where female characters were always played by prepubescent boys ) and the Induction in which Sly is attracted to the page disguised as his wife ; thus Shakespeare is satirising gender roles.

Apu tries to wriggle out of the arrangement at first, with Homer making Marge pretend to be his wife until Apu's mother finds her with Homer, but is won over when he meets Manjula face-to-face at the wedding, and the two decide to give the marriage a try ( Manjula notes nonchalantly that they can always get a divorce ).

But his prime interest, apart from music, he insisted seriously, was his family -- his wife, daughter and son.

In England, Charles was placed under the charge of Alletta ( Hogenhove ) Carey, the Dutch-born wife of courtier Sir Robert Carey, who taught him how to talk and insisted that he wear boots made of Spanish leather and brass to help strengthen his weak ankles.

Gardner wanted to stay in Malaya, but he conceded to his wife Donna, who insisted that they return to England.

Philip had not reckoned with Isambour, however ; she insisted that the marriage had been consummated, and that she was his wife and the rightful Queen of France.

Her limited charms and conventual upbringing were not potent enough to wean Charles away from the society of his mistresses, and within a few weeks of her arrival she became aware of her difficult position as the wife of a licentious king, but, although Charles continued to have children by his mistresses, he insisted she be treated with respect.

On his marriage to Infanta Constance of Castile in 1371, John assumed ( officially from 29 January 1372 ) the title of King of Castile and León in right of his wife, and insisted his fellow English nobles henceforth address him as ' my lord of Spain.

He insisted on having his wife accompany him, even saying that he would not go alone.

His wife Amata wished his daughter Lavinia to be betrothed to Turnus, king of the Rutuli, but Faunus and the gods insisted that he give her instead to Aeneas ; Turnus consequently declared war on Aeneas and was killed two weeks into the conflict.

As " First Woman ", according to the script, she played the mother in " The Wolf at the Door ", a woman who insisted Macbeth was a murder mystery, the wife Mr. Preble wanted to get rid of, Miss Alma Winege ( who wanted to ship Thurber 36 copies of Grandma Was a Nudist ), a woman helping to update old poetry, Walter Mitty's wife, and the narrator of " The Little Girl and The Wolf ".

* James Callaghan, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1976, insisted that he did not want to inflict upon his wife the " discomforts " of living at 10 Downing Street, and elected to stay at his flat on Kennington Park Road.

Merman initially was overlooked for the 1936 screen adaptation of Anything Goes when Bing Crosby insisted his wife Dixie Lee be cast as Reno Sweeney opposite his Billy Crocker, but when she unexpectedly dropped out of the project Merman was given the opportunity to reprise the role she had originated on stage.

Farr refused to do so and insisted that his Baptist wife, Annie, was a good Christian woman.

When his wife, Mary Collins, was asked if Dean was responsible for the emergence of the dance, however, she said that Dean insisted there were " only two kinds of swing dance-good and bad ".

Even though both McKinley and his wife Ida insisted on putting their property in the hands of the supporters, who served as trustees, Hanna and his associates fundraised with such success from business owners and the general public that all McKinley property was returned intact, and when President McKinley died in 1901, no claims were made against his estate.

" Austin remembered that the following spring, his employer insisted on planting cotton in spite of warnings from his wife, his employees, and government agricultural experts:

All he has left her is a note stating that he cannot marry her as his father has insisted on his paying his addresses to a young lady of fortune whom he has chosen for him as a wife.

McCartney had insisted from the beginning of their marriage that his wife should be involved in his musical projects, so that they did not have to be apart when he was on tour.

Although he was very pleased with the design, his wife Sutematsu did not like it at all, and insisted that the children's room be remodeled in Japanese style, so that they would not forget their Japanese heritage.

King James insisted that " I will have Mr Casaubon paid before me, my wife, and my barnes.

In 1908 he was living with Sergei Sudeikin and his first wife Olga Glebova, whom he had married just the year before ; when Olga discovered her husband was having an affair with Kuzmin, she insisted Kuzmin move out.

Wood's sister insisted that the painting depicts the farmer's daughter and not wife, disliking suggestions it was the farmer's wife, since that would mean that she looks older than Wood's sister preferred to think of herself.

Te Rauparaha resisted, fighting broke out and 22 settlers and at least four Māori were killed. Te Rangihaeata the warlike nephew of Te Rauparaha insisted on killing the captured men as his wife, who was Te Rauparaha's daughter and Capt Benkinsop's ex wife, had been accidentally shot and killed.