Example sentences of "[subord] [art] parents [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In their response to the Houghton Report which preceded the Act in 1972 , BASW argued that the law should not allow parental responsibilities to be removed ( under Section 2 of the 1948 Act ) unless there were good reason to suppose that the local authority 's judgment of the child 's interests was better than the parents ' . |
| 2 | In most recorded ‘ adoptions ’ , the new fry were smaller than the parents ' own offspring . |
| 3 | Based on extensive research , it concluded that parents ' attitudes to education were of supreme importance in influencing children 's educational success — more so than the parents ' educational or occupational status , than material circumstances at home , and than schools themselves . |
| 4 | If the parents ' reactions are inconsistent or uncertain the child will start to make more and more demands until the predictable success occurs . |
| 5 | The Minnesota law , requiring both parents be told , was upheld by a local federal appeals court , since the parents ' consent was not required . |
| 6 | I am sure she speaks for many people in the village who are alarmed and distressed at the school conflict , of which they have probably been aware only since the parents ' petition . |
| 7 | The court should not substitute its own decision for that of the parent but had to say whether the parents ' decision was outside the band of reasonableness . |
| 8 | At least a dozen pupils were educated free of charge on a promise that fees would be paid when the parents ' situation improved . |
| 9 | ‘ Whatever the contribution of aggressive toys to children 's anti-social behaviour may be , ’ concludes Professor Goldstein , ‘ it is fairly minor compared to such factors as the parents ' use of aggression and their tolerance of their child 's aggression . ’ |