Example sentences of "woman 's [noun sg] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , in Clarence ( 1888 ) 22 QBD 23 , a woman 's agreement to sexual intercourse with her husband meant that , surprising as it is to modern ears , he was not guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm when he infected her with VD . |
| 2 | Does a married woman 's adherence to stereotyped ideals of ‘ feminine ’ behaviour in dress , appearance and so forth , have any influence on social perceptions of her family 's status ? |
| 3 | Given the Committee 's proposals on buggery , this would have meant that a man who procured a woman 's submission to anal intercourse by threats other than of violence would not necessarily have been guilty of any offence . |
| 4 | How should the law deal with cases where the woman 's consent to sexual intercourse stemmed from a mistake on her part ? |
| 5 | Women 's attraction to successful men is well known and already well explored . |
| 6 | Topics covered during the seminar include ‘ An Analysis of Books on Women 's Issues ’ ; ‘ Women 's Contribution to Christian Literature ’ ; ‘ Women in the Media — a Global Perspective ’ and ‘ Women 's Contribution to Children 's Literature ’ . |
| 7 | In a useful review of existing work on women 's relation to electoral and work-based politics , Siltanen and Stanworth ( 1984 ) argue for a complete rethink in political analysis . |
| 8 | Women 's access to occupational pension benefits , particularly those derived from their own ( not a husband 's ) paid work record , is a crucial issue in the light of the major changes to retirement pension provision enacted in 1986 ( see Groves , 1991 ) . |