Example sentences of "[n mass] from [adj] minorities " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Home Office invests £129 million in grants designed to encourage those running public services to ensure that people from ethnic minorities can enjoy the full range of public services — such as health , housing and social services . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the high proportion of inner urban populations composed of people from ethnic minorities , and the high incidence among these groups of all the indices of poverty and social and environmental hardship — combined with the specific problem of inter-racial rivalry , harassment , and tension — make race and ethnicity an aspect that is central to any analysis of the inner cities and of any ameliorative approach . |
| 3 | Many workers were concerned that those recruited should be representative of the community and include more men and people from ethnic minorities , particularly those with language skills . |
| 4 | Support and self-help groups are also getting started for people from ethnic minorities who often find themselves more isolated than anyone else when ill or when caring for someone who is dependent . |
| 5 | Applications are particularly welcome from women and people from ethnic minorities . |
| 6 | Another contemporary issue , though in this case an old one taking on a new form , is the provision of more equal educational opportunities for girls , and for young people from ethnic minorities . |
| 7 | As with children and young people from ethnic minorities it is not known with any certainty how many children in care have disabilities . |
| 8 | They also include some people from ethnic minorities , homeless and rootless people , homeless families , and substance misusers . |
| 9 | There are a wide variety of project based experiments to draw on when devising a pattern of services geared to the needs of marginalised groups : they include ‘ sick bay ’ services for homeless and rootless people ; services provided by salaried general practitioners or community nurses for families in bed and breakfast accommodation ; interpretation and advocacy for people from ethnic minorities ; and outreach teams for substance misusers and street and hostel dwellers with mental health problems . |
| 10 | Elaborating on this statement , he said that some of the increase would come from widening access , with more women , more older people and more people from ethnic minorities entering higher education , but he also anticipated a doubling of the participation rates among young people of the relevant age , from the present 15 per cent to 30 per cent . |
| 11 | We need to move away from the idea that ‘ they ’ — women , people from ethnic minorities and the disabled — are a problem . |
| 12 | According to the Probation service , too many women and people from ethnic minorities are in prison in proportion to the numbers convicted ; something they 'd like to se the next Government tackle . |
| 13 | There are real fears that they could be used to depress wages , that team work could be jeopardised and that women and staff from ethnic minorities will be further disadvantaged . |