Example sentences of "parents ' [adj] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The research was therefore concerned with parents ' retrospective impressions and reflections , and not put alongside similar commentaries from social workers or children . |
| 2 | However , this association may be due not so much to the parents ' socio-economic situation but , since most women in the childbearing ages were economically active at that time in Hungary , as to the occupational conditions of the mothers . |
| 3 | Health visitors and family doctors can help parents anticipate areas of difficulty by providing literature about different stages and issues in feeding young children as well as discussing the parents ' individual concerns and worries ( Finney 1986 ) . |
| 4 | It was then that I went to school for the first time , to a Roman Catholic convent in Ealing , not because of my parents ' religious beliefs but because it was thought to be educationally superior to any of the state-run schools in the locality . |
| 5 | His parents ' religious conviction and corresponding belief in the virtue of hard work clearly had a formative influence , but it is notable how much significance is attributed to more formal education , especially learning through books . |
| 6 | Through learning , children acquire not only their parents ' moral code but also a willingness to act in accordance with the rules . |
| 7 | She has always in her thoughts her parents ' mean condition and I shall do nothing for them , at least at present , because I will keep the girl humble . |
| 8 | The programme is structured in such a way that on-going evaluation is simple and results can be reflected on from time to time by the Family Development Nurse and Community Mother so that the monthly visit to the family which is the main focus of the programme for achieving goals can be adapted to each family 's level and the issues that are discussed are relevant , nonjudgemental , and supportive of the parents ' own ideas and recognises the parents ' desire to do what is best for their children . |
| 9 | Baptism entries give name , date of baptism , parents ' Christian names and surname , abode , and occupation of the father . |