Example sentences of "both parents " in BNC.
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| 1 | Complex social problems have to be tackled including homelessness , imprisonment , birth of an infected child and death of one or even both parents . |
| 2 | Both parents were registered with the Kennel Club and the mating was planned rather than accidental . |
| 3 | In two cases , involving a Minnesota state law and an Ohio law , the court must decide whether a teenager should inform one or both parents before having an abortion . |
| 4 | The Minnesota law , requiring both parents be told , was upheld by a local federal appeals court , since the parents ' consent was not required . |
| 5 | A telling statistic in a recent election study by Rose and McAllister is that , whereas in 196480 per cent of those who came from homes in which both parents were Labour voters themselves voted for the party , by 1983 the proportion from such backgrounds which still voted Labour had dropped to 45 Per cent . |
| 6 | She is also a great letter-writer , a hangover no doubt from years at boarding school , where she had to write to both parents every week . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It 's left to her sister , after decent legacies for both parents and small ones to charity , and to her sister 's children if the sister predeceases . |
| 9 | By now a new restriction had been placed on their friendship by both parents . |
| 10 | Mary had lost both parents , her husband and two children within the space of ten years , and had not had the opportunity to acknowledge any of the effect this had on her . |
| 11 | One of the problems of deciding how much of a person 's temperament is inherited is due to the fact that babies are usually brought up in an environment of both parents , or at least more than on individual , and that they take a while to grow and show many personality characteristics . |
| 12 | ‘ In any family situation where both parents are working , there has to be some division of labour , so we both concentrated on different aspects of the household commitments . |
| 13 | He contends that their tax regime does little for families with children , discriminates in favour of dual earners , and presupposes that both parents have jobs . |
| 14 | Overall , the studies suggest that the children 's adjustment following divorce is related first to consistent and on-going relationships with both parents ; and secondly , which is central to our discussion , to the parents ' ability to co-operate in their respective parenting roles , that is , co-operation without rancour or conflict . |
| 15 | Abnormalities , both mental and physical , may originate from the presence of additional chromosomes , or because the chromosomes of either or both parents are incompatible . |
| 16 | Sometimes there are two compatible authorities whose powers overlap , as is the case with the authority of both parents over their children . |
| 17 | Both parents were able to devote a great deal of time to their son , walking with him in the park or going for carriage drives , sometimes as far as La Malmaison , for which Napoleon III had a special affection because of its links with his mother and grandmother . |
| 18 | The proportion of births jointly registered by both parents has increased from 46% in 1971 to 71% in 1989 . |
| 19 | How many live with both parents or in a one parent family ? |
| 20 | However , most children have two living parents and it is the rights and obligations of both parents that are at the heart of much of the current debate — particularly that surrounding divorce and the associated issues of maintenance , custody and access . |
| 21 | It was quite a different situation when a grandchild came into the grandparent 's home through the death or desertion of one or both parents . |
| 22 | The hip scores of both parents are then given and all this information is published in the Club magazine , not only to assist people in the purchase of quality puppies , but also for the general information and education of members . |
| 23 | Both parents need to think out their attitudes to discipline and discuss them fully . |
| 24 | A combination of lax discipline and hostile attitudes on the part of both parents encourages very aggressive and poorly controlled behaviour in their offspring . |
| 25 | The state offers small subsidies to pre-schools , but the system is poorly developed except for some voluntary projects , and in the townships both parents frequently work . |
| 26 | Stress factors include circumstances such as serious illness in a family , pregnancy , recent house move , one parent away from home and anxiety or depression in one or both parents ( OHE , 1981 ) . |
| 27 | His father was an Ulsterman who emigrated to Scotland to work in the mines , where he married a local woman and presided over a strictly protestant household in which both parents were active members of the Orange Lodge . |
| 28 | Fear of rejection by one or both parents experienced in early life will make this person seem outwardly aloof and totally in control , fiercely independent , never showing weakness to the outside world and rejecting others before they are themselves rejected . |
| 29 | Both parents attended with Pamela . |
| 30 | For some women there are both parents and a partner to care for , making their day revolve around caring . |