She is prodigal of the individual and is satisfied with one match out of many mismatches, just as she is satisfied that of a million cod eggs one only should develop into a full-grown cod.
"The Kempton-Wace Letters"
Jack London Anna Strunsky
You're aware I never could approve on principle of these international matches, or mismatches; American women ought to marry men of their own country, if they must marry at all."
"The Lightning Conductor Discovers America"
C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
However, no changes have been made in this e-text for these mismatches.
"Adequate Preparation for the Teacher of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools"
James Daley McDonald