Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] at [det] stage " in BNC.
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| 1 | What expectations should I have ; what rules are important for my son or daughter at this stage of his or her development ? |
| 2 | So we need a ‘ transactional model ’ rather than a critical period model if we are to understand the course of child development — transactional in the sense that we recognize the constant and progressive mutual modifications of parent and child at all stages of growth . |
| 3 | The crucial policy changes influenced by all this committee activity were the rapid expansion of higher education in the 1960s , the raising of the school-leaving age to sixteen in 1973 ( after delays in implementing a change first announced in 1964 ) , and a distinct shift away from streaming and selectivity at all stages before the teenage years . |
| 4 | ‘ How can you be so utterly selfish as to uproot the child from her home and school at this stage , when nothing has been finally decided by the court ? |
| 5 | When they become more active and curious , crawling babies and toddlers are increasingly vulnerable to accidents in the home and , as has already been described , falls , burns , scalds and accidental poisoning are major causes of injury and death at this stage of the lifespan . |