Example sentences of "[verb] for [noun pl] 's [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Some policy statements , such as the 1974 " Integrated Population Policy " , have argued for women 's integration into the workforce and for increased educational opportunities , on the grounds that women 's status is positively correlated with a reduction in fertility .
2 I have found full cupboards and empty ones , children with books and children without ; schools and classrooms where the resources of the community have been mobilised , where well stocked classroom shops have been organised using packets , wrappers and tins collected by children , where great varieties of natural and man-made objects have been collected for children 's use in science and mathematics — and schools with none of these things .
3 More likely , she did not share the admiration others Felt for Hanns 's work .
4 ( 1967 ) and Wannemacher and Ryan ( 1978 ) , offer further support for children 's observance of Contrast in their acquisition of more and less .
5 Most of what passes for women 's education and which is considered different in kind and emphasis from that which is usually provided in mainstream education for women , is , in my view , a transparent variation on a familiar theme .
6 The bus had passed him as he left the house ; there was n't another for twenty minutes and no time to wait , only run , heading for Nails 's house , praying he would be there .
7 What we want to do now , can we stand on these ideas and put down on paper some more ideas of what circumstances and situations you could use for children 's role play .
8 Amulets of carbuncle and chalcedony were approved for children 's wear at sea , and mariners were advised to bind coral to mast-heads with strips of seal-skin as a precaution against ship-wreck and tempest .
9 Orcadian mother pleads for children 's return
10 And what consequences do these principles have for children 's acquisition of the lexicon ?
11 She also worked for women 's suffrage and employment , writing and lecturing on these and other contemporary subjects .
12 In order to account for women 's lack of autonomy it is not sufficient to think merely in terms of removing a veil , or stripping away the outer layers .
13 Reports pointed out that though the act had been passed for women 's protection , it seemed it was being used almost exclusively to punish poor women .
14 During his conversations with Marcus , when they did take place , Ludens had the impression that Marcus was pursuing a consecutive line of thought , sections of which were randomly surfacing for Ludens 's benefit , or even for Marcus 's benefit , at moments when Marcus felt it might clarify his ideas to verbalise them aloud , and even to listen to a response .
15 They were well paid for women 's work , but brought neither the status nor pay of male artisans .
16 Multimedia site chosen for women 's conference
17 Multimedia site chosen for women 's conference
18 It is a prerequisite of successful teaching of reading , especially in the early stages , that whenever techniques are taught , or books are chosen for children 's use , meaning should always be in the foreground .
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