Example sentences of "[conj] a parent [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To say nothing of his general right of liberty or reputation , his rights as a husband or a parent are not proprietary rights , nor is his right to recover damages for personal injury or defamation ; but we may include among proprietary rights the right to recover damages though unliquidated ( i.e. of uncertain amount until settled by a judge or jury ) for breach of contract , or , probably , even for injury to his property . |
| 2 | Mutual aid groups and health visitors may also be able to support parents and encourage them to foster their child 's independence where it is apparent that a parent is showing extremes of protectiveness towards their child . |
| 3 | The fact that a parent is at risk of criminal prosecution for an offence against the child will not justify exclusion . |
| 4 | If it was considered that a parent was fabricating symptoms and manipulating recorded data a decision could be made to discuss this with the parent and family doctor . |
| 5 | To do that denies the reality that a person once a parent is always a parent , in some sense , to their children . |
| 6 | The breach of the special trust that exists between a child and a parent is no less violated where sexual acts other than vaginal penetration are induced or performed . |
| 7 | It may seem at times that there is little common ground between the two generations , but if a parent is patient and ready to take an interest , and to listen as well as to give advice or pass criticism , there is plenty to talk about and share together . |
| 8 | If a parent is irritable and unhappy , whether the child is behaving or misbehaving , emotional control methods are ineffective . |
| 9 | No child will gain pleasure or motivation from a chart if a parent is half-hearted in giving out a sticker or says , ‘ I have n't got time to think about that now ’ . |
| 10 | Children who have very clear food preferences will determine their own diet and if a parent is concerned about the nutritional balance then seeking advice from a paediatrician or general practitioner who can refer to a dietician may alleviate concern . |
| 11 | It is important to note here than even if a parent is gripped by those negative fantasies that the textbooks claim to be real and universal , she is also immediately capable of embracing a critique of the values she is confronted with . |
| 12 | When considering whether a parent was unreasonably withholding consent to a child 's adoption , the test was not whether the court agreed with the parent 's reasons for withholding consent but whether a reasonable parent would withhold consent in the circumstances of the case . |
| 13 | A much more consistent theme , highly significant for this generation which bore the brunt of the late nineteenth-century attack on community provision for older people , emerges when a parent 's later years are mentioned : how their need for support was met . |
| 14 | This offer applies only when a parent is travelling alone with one child , i.e. only 2 names on the Booking Form . |
| 15 | For example , it is not uncommon to hear that the carer ‘ cracked ’ when a parent is incontinent immediately after leaving the toilet . |
| 16 | When a parent is very resistant to changing their reactions to their children it is helpful to unearth why they feel so strongly and often this is because of childhood experience . |
| 17 | The problem is that when a parent is feeling depressed or overwrought it is difficult for them to think of alternative strategies . |
| 18 | Similarly when children have been ill , parental expectations of their behaviour changes , and sometimes it is difficult to re-establish previous patterns of sleep and feeding when a parent is unsure whether the child is fully recovered . |