Example sentences of "[prep] children in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says : ‘ At the moment , nannies who look after children in their employers ' homes could have a history of the worst child abuse imaginable . |
| 2 | Local authorities must comply with the duties and obligations imposed in Part III of the Act when looking after children in care . |
| 3 | IF you are a parent , if indeed you look after children in any capacity , Linda Wolfe 's Safe and Sound is a must . |
| 4 | Autumn — Action Now ! contains horrific pictures of children in agony , car crashes caused by skids on leaves and Fred Astaire . |
| 5 | Adoption is pursued as an option for an increasing number of children in care . |
| 6 | The changes proposed by your correspondent , as well as by Polly Toynbee in her book Lost Children , could well add to the increasing number of children in our society who lack a strong family background provided by two married parents . |
| 7 | TRAMPY , PC BOOT and Margot the ballet shoe are about to become cartoon heroes of children in the Soviet Union , after the biggest publishing deal between East and West . |
| 8 | Accepting that the rhythms of children in a structured environment appear to develop more quickly , is this advantageous to the child ? |
| 9 | But for vast numbers of children in the developing world , such gifts are beyond their wildest dreams . |
| 10 | ‘ Sadly , thousands of children in the world today suffer needlessly . |
| 11 | In Wales , more than 40 per cent of children in West Glamorgan and Dyfed have been struck by flu in the past three weeks . |
| 12 | In Wales , more than 40 per cent of children in West Glamorgan and Dyfed have been struck by flu in the past three weeks . |
| 13 | Observe the difference between the behaviour of children in their own home and that of friends who enter . |
| 14 | I tried so hard to be good but a lot was expected of children in those days , and I often had nightmares thinking the man would know about me and would come and get me . |
| 15 | Staff in the Official Solicitor 's office , which represents the legal interests of children in care , are concerned that the children could be left out of a possible £2 million compensation agreement offered by the council 's insurers . |
| 16 | As mysterious as the absence of children in a children 's theme park is the fact that the exact cast for the gala is also secret . |
| 17 | This raises the question whether the education of children in rural communities is prejudiced by the imposition of a curriculum devised for urban conditions . |
| 18 | Notwithstanding important differences , there are clear similarities in the issues surrounding the residential care of children in the three countries . |
| 19 | Moreover , some sixty per cent of children in residential care manifest serious behavioural problems including , absconding , truancy , vagrancy , aggression , sexual problems , and offending . |
| 20 | In early 1990 only five per cent of children in care in Flanders were using such services ( Lammertyn and Antoons , 1990 ) . |
| 21 | Further , the age and gender distributions of children in residential and foster care in the United Kingdom are not unlike those in Flanders and the Netherlands . |
| 22 | The populations of children in residential care in the United Kingdom , Flanders , and the Netherlands seem equally heterogeneous in terms of their previous histories and presenting problems ( see Berridge , 1985 ) , though most come from multiply disadvantaged backgrounds ( see Packman et al . , |
| 23 | However , differences apart , the clear similarities in the issues surrounding the residential care of children in the three different countries suggest common situations in urbanized , wealthy West European societies that generate both the difficult candidates and the problems of meeting their needs effectively . |
| 24 | There was a group of children in our sample who either because they could still remember harsh treatment at the hands of a parent , or because their parents had themselves ceased contact , deserted them , or showed no interest in them , had no desire to meet the parents or maintain a link . |
| 25 | Most drama books write of children ‘ playing a part ’ , ‘ playing someone else ’ , ‘ taking on a character ’ , whereas what is required of children in drama ( or at least , in the dramatic playing mode ) is that they be themselves , functioning in whatever way the situation demands of them . |
| 26 | The proportion of children in pre-compulsory education in 1987–88 was a mere 3.6% , compared to 13.5% in Germany , 17.0% in Belgium and 18.4% in France . |
| 27 | As we shall see later , the ongoing health of children in Seascale has become a critical issue for the nuclear industry . |
| 28 | The range of activities in which parents become involved range from repairing curtains , with little contact with children , to active involvement in the teaching and supervision of children in small group work . |
| 29 | Often the volume of urgent management business at a governors ' meeting is so great that the welfare of children in a caring environment can become a marginal issue . |
| 30 | The number and age of children in the family are important influences on female employment patterns . |