Example sentences of "[prep] a parent [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A useful example is the erection in a prominent place of a parents ' notice board where details of sales , wants , baby sitters , child minders , community activities , thank you letters , etc are displayed . |
| 2 | But by the introduction of student loans , and the end of free tuition , it will make entry into higher education dependent more than ever on the size of a parent 's bank balance . |
| 3 | Consideration of a Parent 's Wishes |
| 4 | During the first three years of life the young child will venture out from and return to the secure base of a parent 's presence when conducting expeditions into unfamiliar territory . |
| 5 | The secure knowledge of a parent 's presence is the precondition for such exploration , as it is for satisfying curiosity and for sharing new experiences . |
| 6 | Workers may also have vital evidence to give about the interpretation of a parent 's silence or refusal to give information . |
| 7 | At one school during a parents ' coffee morning the conversation drifted around to the subject to school uniform . |
| 8 | If there is spare accommodation available during the school day then turning some space over to use as a parents ' room is well worth while . |
| 9 | WE have had a Children 's Charter , which gave the go-ahead for every type of mischief available , so what about a Parents ' Charter ? |
| 10 | Traditionally parents , through direct appeals or through a parents ' organisation have provided additional funds for ‘ extras ’ for the children and the school . |
| 11 | Some integrated services emerged in the early 1980s — one playscheme was developed through a parent 's initiative , and an integrated adventure playground was established by a voluntary organisation . |
| 12 | ‘ For the purposes of section 6(3) ( a ) of the Act of 1980 ( which excludes the duty to comply with a parent 's preference as to the school at which education is to be provided for his child if compliance with the preference would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources ) , no such prejudice shall be taken to arise from the admission to a school in any school year of a number of pupils in any relevant age group which does not exceed [ the number so to be admitted ] . |
| 13 | A child who is enabled to cope well with a parent 's illness , say , may well become more competent and resilient to adversity in the future . |
| 14 | If your nephew signs on the back of the cheque , it can then be paid into a parent 's account . |
| 15 | Weeks before a parents ' evening is held the staff need to get together to discuss and plan the whole event . |
| 16 | From a parent 's point-of-view , it is important to be honest about family problems , to yourself , to your partner , and to others . |
| 17 | Even if we find it difficult to imagine the strength of feeling behind this ambivalence , most of us can recall or visualize the ambivalence in a parent 's action when given a ‘ friendly cuff ’ , or when threatened with a poised hand and a laughing voice . |
| 18 | I felt luxuriously comfortable with them , a child safe in a parent 's lap . |
| 19 | All right , they say , a wife is a wife after all , but when it comes to a parents ' decision … |
| 20 | Last week I gave a talk to a parents ' committee in one of our schools on how to make a constitution — I felt I was contributing to the growth of grass roots democracy in South Africa . |
| 21 | The Major began to feel that Onyx Muggeridge was not quite what he had come to a Parents ' Evening for , and was quite grateful when the headmaster disengaged himself with palpable reluctance from the Fromes and sailed in his direction , exuding Manner . |
| 22 | However , despite the teacher 's independent authority to discipline pupils , the test laid down in the case of R v Rahman by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Lane for the limits to a parent 's right to detain his/her child probably offers a guide to teachers . |
| 23 | Thus disputes between brothers and sisters ( who in a formal sense are in the same position in respect of their claims to a parent 's estate ) is one of the situations where serious conflicts do arise . |
| 24 | They will not be allocated a seat on the aircraft and must sit on a parent 's lap unless there is an unoccupied seat available . |
| 25 | If a child travels on a parent 's passport to Morocco , a photograph of the child suitably endorsed by the Passport Office must be in their passport . |
| 26 | The Secretary of State can not interfere on a parent 's behalf over a curricular matter until the complaint has been pursued via the local complaints machinery . |
| 27 | Sit her on a stranger 's knee and she may seem content , but compare her rigid posture with how relaxed she is on a parent 's knee . |
| 28 | Whereas previously those who had wealth to bequeath typically provided very handsomely for the eldest son , and at a much reduced level for the rest of their children , a practice became common which implied that children had roughly equal claims on a parent 's resources , with some distinction made on grounds of gender so that women and men inherited different kinds of property . |
| 29 | Also , certain pleasant and useful skills — cycling or swimming , playing a musical instrument or dribbling a football — depend on a parent 's willingness to provide the equipment or access to the location , and if necessary find a suitable teacher . |
| 30 | Chick pecking again provides an example , but this time from pecking food on the ground , not at a parent 's bill . |