Example sentences of "young [n mass] in [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1990 a group of children took part in ‘ Operation Lifestyle ’ — a scheme organised by the Humberside police to involve young people in worthwhile activities during the summer . |
| 2 | A recent small-scale study undertaken at the University of Sheffield suggests that young people in private schools reveal distinctive processes of occupational , political and socio-economic socialisation . |
| 3 | In view of the growing international concern about the use of children and young people in various conflicts , especially in third-world countries , how on earth can the Minister possibly justify a situation in this country whereby a young lad can join the Army at the age of 16 , or in some cases at the age of 15 , but if he changes his mind and wants to leave after serving more than six months he can not do so and is forced to continue in the armed services until the age of 21 ? |
| 4 | Last year was the centenary of the Borough Charters , so on the one hand I was trying to restore the traditions of the thing — erm we tried to reintroduce some of the pomp and ceremonial — and then on the other hand I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I 've set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of Youth Club type evening provision in the town . |
| 5 | And then on the other hand , I felt that the mayoralty often did n't seem terribly relevant to people of my generation , and so I tried to involve a lot of young people in various activities , and the offshoot of that has been a Youth Advisory Committee which I set up , which at the moment is in the process of trying to negotiate with the County Council for some premises to try and increase the sort of youth club type evening provision in the town . |
| 6 | There were no jobs for young people in rural areas ; rising property prices meant that they were unable to find housing in the villages in which they had grown up . |
| 7 | Young people in rural areas can expect little more than basic primary school education and the girls may not even receive that . |
| 8 | There are now less then 11,000 young people in residential homes . |
| 9 | b ) Compact will provide you with consistent and regular information about the progress of young people in Compact schools . |
| 10 | Where trade unions have joined Compacts they are in a strong position to ensure that young people in Compact schools are fully informed about the advantages of joining and supporting the trade union movement . |
| 11 | Enlarging the sample will allow for more reliable analyses at a school , neighbourhood or local level , or for groups of interest such as ethnic minorities or young people in particular occupations or courses of education . |
| 12 | It is evident that although studies up until the 1970s looked at youth in terms of class divisions , it is now also important to bring in unemployment , gender and race as further dimensions of disadvantage — dimensions which affect young people in particular ways . |
| 13 | But the Horse Rangers does much more than just bring young people in urban areas into contact with horses . |
| 14 | The young people in these parts have the best times in the world . |
| 15 | These findings from the GHS are averages for the whole country , and underestimate the seriousness of long-term unemployment for young people in those areas most affected by unemployment . |
| 16 | Barnardo 's is a voluntary child care organisation working with families , children and young people in different parts of the UK . |
| 17 | In the case of the urban riots , it is the nature of the television coverage which is in essence inciting other young people in different parts of the country to civil disobedience , whereas in the case of football violence , the implication is that the perceived lack of moral leadership by the broadcasting corporations has led over a period of years to a general moral climate in this country which fails to provide adequate controls over the behaviour of the nation 's youth . |
| 18 | It is a habit that has historically enjoyed a measure of success in maintaining control over and transmitting limited knowledge to young people in large numbers in the physically restricted space of the school classroom . |