Example sentences of "parents ' generation " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Normally at least one parent remained in the home , or if not , close by ; and in many cases aunts of the parents ' generation were involved in caring . |
| 2 | These models from the ‘ me ’ generation are frequently set up in opposition to the ‘ they ’ models of the parents ' generation . |
| 3 | Grandchildren do not appear on Qureshi and Simons 's ( 1987 ) hierarchy of preferred carers , indicating that they are very much a minority group subsumed under ‘ other relatives ’ and therefore much less likely to be providing personal care than their parents ' generation . |
| 4 | The effect was to make it difficult for children to contribute to their own support , let alone the support of other people , thus removing the reciprocal nature of support between the young and their parents ' generation , and establishing childhood and youth as a period of one-way dependence of the young on their parents ( Pinchbeck and Hewitt , 1973 ; Anderson , 1980 ; Gittins , 1986 ) . |
| 5 | When my parents ' generation were marrying back in the 1920s not everyone had cars and the best man 's responsibility was to organize transport for all the guests . |
| 6 | But for Anglo-Canadians of my parents ' generation the rich immigrant culture of Toronto is more unsettling . |
| 7 | The contrast between increased industrial output and deteriorating social and economic conditions sharpened their political consciousness and strengthened support for the clandestine labour movement , especially among the younger workers , who had not experienced the Civil War and did not have the " peace at any price " outlook of some of their parents ' generation . |
| 8 | The simplifications begin with the assumption that " Creole " is the language of the parents ' generation . |
| 9 | Creole is used variably by the parents ' generation , but not usually when persons from outside are present . |
| 10 | Conversation E on the other hand , shows us that there are " licensed " uses of Creole by second-generation speakers even with their parents ' generation . |
| 11 | She had made her point — that Suzi was one on a long , long list , and that Gesner was her parents ' generation . |