Example sentences of "[noun] for a child " in BNC.
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| 1 | No parent refused permission for a child to enter the trials . |
| 2 | Any special educational provision for a child provided with a statement under the 1981 Education Act may exclude or modify the national curriculum . |
| 3 | An occasional treat or privilege for a child who has made a big effort to master a new skill or managed to give up a bad habit hardly comes into that category . |
| 4 | Benny heard from Patsy that the Healys had been up to Dublin to look for a child to adopt but they had n't got one because Mr Healy had a weak chest . |
| 5 | When responsibility for a child is divided among a number of people there is always a risk that necessary actions will be overlooked . |
| 6 | Adoption involves the legal transfer of responsibility for a child from its natural parents . |
| 7 | Children need someone unconditionally and permanently committed to them , and it is difficult to see why a parent who takes no responsibility for a child 's care has a right to prevent someone else from doing so . |
| 8 | ‘ a specific issue order ’ means an order giving directions for the purpose of determining a specific question which has arisen , or which may arise , in connection with any aspect of parental responsibility for a child . |
| 9 | The first is that in making a prohibited steps order prohibiting the parents from having any contact with each other the justices erred in law as contact between adults is not a step which could be taken by a parent in meeting a parent 's responsibility for a child and thus falls outside the terms of section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989 , by which a prohibited steps order means an order that no step which could be taken by a parent in meeting his parental responsibility for a child and which is of a kind specified in the order shall be taken by any person without the consent of the court . |
| 10 | The first is that in making a prohibited steps order prohibiting the parents from having any contact with each other the justices erred in law as contact between adults is not a step which could be taken by a parent in meeting a parent 's responsibility for a child and thus falls outside the terms of section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989 , by which a prohibited steps order means an order that no step which could be taken by a parent in meeting his parental responsibility for a child and which is of a kind specified in the order shall be taken by any person without the consent of the court . |
| 11 | A carer , I suggest , is someone with responsibility for a child , or an old person , or someone with a handicap , or a chronic illness . |
| 12 | I suggest that you make an ample settlement on the child and write and tell his new stepfather what you have done , and that you have done it because you are determined that no one else should have any financial responsibility for a child of your blood . |
| 13 | They are now mothers with the responsibility for a child , and some of them would maintain that it is their baby that has given them the determination to do something more with their lives , however hard this may be . |
| 14 | If parents are not married only the mother has legal responsibility for a child , unless the father has obtained a court order or [ after October 1991 ] the couple have formally agreed that they should both have parental responsibility . |
| 15 | A prohibited steps orderwhich provides that no step which could be taken by a parent in meeting his parental responsibility for a child , and which is of the kind specified in the order , shall be taken by any person without the consent of the court . |
| 16 | A specific issue orderwhich gives directions for the purpose of determining a specific question which has arisen , or which may arise , in connection with any aspect of parental responsibility for a child . |
| 17 | Louise Garner , a criminal law practitioner in Manchester who has worked with juveniles , said yesterday : ‘ At ten a child can be arrested and charged with an offence but unless it is a very , very serious charge like murder , there is no possibility of a custodial sentence for a child under 14 . ’ |
| 18 | There 's plenty of detail in the smaller pictures of the humans , too , and the book as a whole adds up to a great experience for a child — almost as good as a day out at the zoo ! ( 2–5 ) |
| 19 | Det Sgt Norburn , of the Yorkshire force said : ‘ Anyone who is going to take a holiday in Greece can play their part by keeping a lookout for a child with a shock of white hair and a friendly disposition . ’ |
| 20 | Little girls love flowers just as much as big girls , and you can make an excellent birthday card for a child . |
| 21 | It was a big horse for a child , but it suited Ilse 's slim , girlish body admirably . |
| 22 | Fifteen hours of labour for a child of 7 ! |
| 23 | Her longing for a child was something she kept hidden from others ; she would n't even discuss it with Richard . |
| 24 | We would not dream of seeking remedial help for a child who does not draw well . |
| 25 | This love seems to vary in intensity from near non-existence in some creatures , turtles for example , to the intense feeling which can reach its highest value in the love of the human parent for a child . |
| 26 | The term " family proceedings " as defined in s11(3) includes an application for a care or supervision order but not an application under Part V of the Act for a child assessment or emergency protection order . |
| 27 | There is no legal requirement for a child 's evidence to be corroborated in civil proceedings . |
| 28 | If , for example , eligibility for a grant for education , or for council housing , or for employment in the public service , or for a place for a child at a school of first choice , were to be assessed by reference to the citizenship record of the applicant , then this would put considerable pressure on many people to perform these ‘ voluntary obligations ’ . |
| 29 | A child is happier in the home environment , and home is the best place for a child when undergoing treatment for cancer or leukaemia . |
| 30 | The findings were documented in a report A Place For All Our Children ( CCUF 1983 ) and an analysis was prepared of the practical and bureaucratic problems in gaining an ordinary childcare place for a child with special needs , with suggestions for how these might be overcome . |