Example sentences of "in children [unc] " in BNC.

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1 The percentage of children with an abdominal faecal mass present at initial evaluation increased significantly from 19% in children ≤1 year of age , to 28% in children >1 to 2 years of age , to 51% in those >2 to 3 years of age , and to 60% in those >3 to 4 years of age ( p<0.001 ; Pearson 's χ 2 test ) , suggesting that the severity of constipation increased with the duration of constipation ( see Table I ) .
2 The recovery rate in children ≤2 years was significantly higher than in children >2 to 4 years of age ( p<0.005 ) .
3 This tendency to give a realist answer when we request a phenomenalist ( appearance-based ) answer - which Piaget called ‘ intellectual realism ’ — is also very easy to see in children 's drawings .
4 He added : ‘ What is so appalling is that millions of pounds which should have been invested in children 's education has been squandered in pursuit of electoral advantage . ’
5 There are also conspired encounters , where the neighbourhood police make a special point of visiting certain people , such as shopkeepers , and especially those new to the area , security guards in shopping centres , pensioners , especially those without the security of living in old-people 's homes , youngsters in children 's homes , and RUC widows in the vicinity .
6 But ITV is already reshaping its schedules to build its peak-time ratings : investment in children 's programmes and single documentaries has been cut .
7 It may well be that it is the first of these , his work in children 's theatre , for which he will be most remembered , for he revolutionised the whole conception of what forms theatre for children might take .
8 For the listener , there is nothing to keep her to this role unless she happens to have a partner whose talk is engaging ( or , of course , there may be extrinsic pressures of , for example , wanting to please teacher , which because it is always a possible element in children 's work I will not keep referring to but will take for granted ) .
9 Parent influence is a major factor in children 's educational progress and winning parents ' active support should be an important task of the school .
10 Asking the children to write advertisements for a new teacher provides valuable insights into children 's values : kind , not too strict , gives interesting lessons , does n't shout , all seem to appear frequently in children 's specifications .
11 Griffiths ' and Hamilton 's work on PACT ( Parents , Children and Teachers ) the Bellfield Project and the Harringay Project all reported in Bloom 's Partnership with Parents in Reading ( 1987 ) are examples of schemes of parent listening , Keith Topping and Sheila Wolfendale in Parental involvement in Children 's Reading ( 1985 ) give advice on setting up schemes of ‘ paired reading ’ .
12 Take full credit for the school and your self for improvements in children 's performance .
13 The fact that everything relating to my loss was scribbled in children 's school jotters with cartoon covers was not exactly a boost to my confidence .
14 Next I would lay out pictures of a variety of TV people and characters , ranging from presenters like Cilla Black or Philip Schofield , through soap characters such as Bobby from Home and Away or Todd from Neighbours , to puppets such as Edd the Duck , who appears alongside the presenter in children 's BBC television .
15 You still find one or two women in children 's television — very stereotypical .
16 Because temper tantrums , aggression and verbal abuse often feature in children 's reactions to being thwarted , they will be the subject of my discussions on how to cope more effectively .
17 Obscenities have a kind of magic in children 's circles and they can be certain of raising shrieks of laughter from their friends , just by saying them aloud .
18 Anger , hostility , quarrelling and combativeness ( as parents and teachers can testify ) are frequently to be seen in children 's relations with each other .
19 Our ambivalence toward television , the ambiguity apparent in children 's actual access to ‘ adult ’ programmes and ( in some cases ) unlimited viewing , are symptomatic of our dependence on the machine .
20 The justice meted out in children 's games ( like that on the screen ) may be rough and ready , but it can be argued that ‘ violent play ’ is by no means all negative .
21 However , those two qualities — innocence and a sense of responsibility — do not appear to be so much in demand in children 's stories if we are to believe a booklet published by the Evangelical Alliance .
22 ( In children 's addresses the minister has the last word or more often The Correct Answer . )
23 The key worker system was introduced in children 's homes in the 60 's and 70's .
24 This chapter is intended as a supplement to the earlier ones , for those with a special interest in children 's problems .
25 In 1967 John Rowe Townsend felt it necessary to draw attention to the return of heavy-handed didacticism in children 's books , and critical evaluations of them .
26 Before discussing whether they have a place in children 's reading today , it is necessary to establish what is meant by ‘ the classics ’ .
27 Had he been in children 's homes ?
28 be actively concerned with and involved in children 's school work
29 Her ability to capture the humour which is too often missing in children 's material has made her a firm favourite with children 's book publishers alike .
30 After making her name in children 's shows like Wacaday and Owl TV , Michaela has broadened her range to such adult fare as ITV 's The Hitman and Her .
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