Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [prep] parents ' " in BNC.
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1 | Informal discussions about cases and the more formal case records , were full of references to parents ' ‘ histories ’ , ‘ stability ’ , ‘ maturity ’ , ‘ coping abilities ’ and so on . |
2 | These parents were initially delighted last year when the local council announced that , in response to parents ' campaigning for a nursery class , all four-year-olds would be offered a school place . |
3 | The widespread influence of Ribble , Bowlby and Spitz , although it was supported by new , more permissive baby books such as Benjamin Spock 's Baby and Child Care ( 1946 ) , can not be entirely explained in terms of parents ' reaction against the rigours of aseptic mothercraft . |
4 | Schools that operate on assumptions about parents ' beliefs and attitudes face the danger of stick in the mud complacency , become resistant to change and , through the adoption of self-fulfilling prophecies , limit both ambitions and achievements . |
5 | Units and credits should be an important topic for discussion on parents ' evenings and at meetings of our proposed tutor-group parents ' associations . |