Example sentences of "both sexes " in BNC.
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| 1 | The state pension is paid to men aged 65 and women of 60 — Age Concern believes that the law should be changed to make pension age the same for both sexes . |
| 2 | In order to comply with Community law , it was now necessary to agree the same date of retirement for both sexes . |
| 3 | One unremarked consequence for both sexes , for example , is that since wives ' allowances can henceforth be set against investment income , there will be more non-taxpayers among bank and building society depositors — and the composite rate of tax on their yield will then be reduced for everybody . |
| 4 | The manifesto Labour finally adopted in the 1983 election paid deference to the wishes of ‘ greens ’ , unilateralists , Irish republicans , homosexuals of both sexes , and feminists . |
| 5 | Indeed , the music industry can reasonably claim its market to include anyone from 5 years to 50 , taking in both sexes and every social class . |
| 6 | Monogamy as a legal tie , tying women , will die , and both sexes will be equally free to establish long-lasting bonds and , if these prove unsuitable , to break them . |
| 7 | Its design must offend no one , appeal to both sexes and all ages , social groups , nationalities . |
| 8 | This is controlled by several hormones , particularly growth hormone ( in both sexes ) and testosterone ( mainly in men ) . |
| 9 | It offers a vision of a future in which the importance of both parents spending time with their children is recognised , as is the right of both sexes to use their skills in the workplace to the extent of their abilities , for the benefit of us all . |
| 10 | I could n't believe that anyone could love me and a lady equally , although I 've had a lot of experiences since and I 've known a lot of men and a lot of women since who have loved both sexes . |
| 11 | Would it not be preferable to broaden the defence of diminished responsibility so as to convert it into a defence of extreme emotional disturbance , applicable to both sexes ? |
| 12 | The same medical model taught that both male and female had to produce the fluids necessary to conceive a child , and it seemed obvious that this occurred , in both sexes , with orgasm . |
| 13 | ‘ The high value put on virginity for both sexes is remarkable and , I should suspect , specifically English , ’ Gorer wrote in Exploring English Character . |
| 14 | His tortured men , baffled by neurotic women , were the new decade 's equivalent of Thurber 's mid-Western Valkyries of the war between the sexes , only now both sexes were tied in impotent knots of ill-understood Freudian theory . |
| 15 | Anne realised that the younger , prettier members of both sexes had been bought and paid for . |
| 16 | However , most of the schemes were not applicable to jobs held by the respondents ; only two per cent of both sexes had employers who offered job sharing schemes applicable to their jobs . |
| 17 | Sexual selection depends on the success of certain individuals over others of the same sex in relation to the propagation of the species ; whilst natural selection depends on the success of both sexes , at all ages , in relation to the general conditions of life . |
| 18 | Clearly in this arid region with its brief period of insect food availability for raising young such assistance is vital if both sexes are to participate in a successful breeding ( Crook and Butterfield 1970 ) . |
| 19 | These open-country terrestrial primates mostly move in large groups of both sexes which are often elaborately structured . |
| 20 | Troops are composed of both sexes , but , whereas young males normally emigrate , females remain to comprise the core of the unit . |
| 21 | It almost goes without saying that any disciplinary strategies adopted by teachers must involve an even-handed approach towards both sexes if they are to be lawful . |
| 22 | Throughout this fact sheet ( unless otherwise stated ) we use the 65+ cut off for both sexes ; the retired population is therefore larger than the elderly population . |
| 23 | Life expectancy in the United Kingdom , for both sexes , is , however , slightly below average for the whole European Community . |
| 24 | We will be looking for the team that shows most strength in depth , across a range of ages , and both sexes . |
| 25 | Both sexes have a small black spot in the midline at the base of the tail stalk . |
| 26 | The urinary bladder in both sexes acts as a halfway house or store for the urine secreted by the kidneys . |
| 27 | This rather bald account has left out the intense excitement felt by both sexes , the progression to orgasm and the various positions and techniques that may be used . |
| 28 | Only 2720 cases of gonorrhoea in both sexes were reported in 1972 . |
| 29 | There are several drugs available which are highly effective at eliminating trichomonas from both sexes , and metronidazole is both the earliest and most widely used of these . |
| 30 | With both sexes it is important to examine the sexual partners , 60 per cent of whom will be found to have genital warts . |