Example sentences of "our children " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can use such discussions to remind our children of the importance of personal hygiene — washing hands after using the lavatory , before meals , especially after handling animals . |
| 2 | We must realise that other children 's values may be different , and that our children are affected by the pressure of their peers and others with whom they come in contact . |
| 3 | We can remind our children that faithfulness , chastity and married love are not just old-fashioned negative values that inhibit freedom ; they are positive life-enhancing virtues . |
| 4 | Our children need to be aware that the more sexual partners a person has , the more likely they are to have sex with someone who is HIV+ , although the risks of infection are greatly reduced if they practise Safer Sex . |
| 5 | It is naive and dangerous to imagine that our children or their schools could n't possibly be involved . |
| 6 | OUR CHILDREN 'S FUTURE |
| 7 | We can remind ourselves of , and help our children to realise , the need at all times for compassion . |
| 8 | What our children need from us is reassurance , so that they can live safely , knowing the real risks and knowing where they can go if they are worried . |
| 9 | ‘ No government which cared for the education of all our children would conceivably follow such corrupt priorities as this one . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ The authorities responsible have developed so much uncertainty in themselves that they can not even show tolerance and rationality in dealing with our children , ’ the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ( ZCTU ) said . |
| 11 | He will renew calls on the public accounts committee to conduct a full investigation into ‘ this disgraceful waste of the funds so vital to the education of our children ’ . |
| 12 | But it 's our children , who have mortgages . |
| 13 | We also have to traipse round the neighbourhood on All Hallows Eve , calling on neighbours , who give our children sweets . |
| 14 | In what has been a good year for poets at the conferences , with Neil Kinnock quoting both Frost and Shelley , and Kenneth Baker identifying with Henry V or Kenneth Branagh , Mr Patten chose Larkin 's observation that , with honour gone , all we could now leave to our children was money . |
| 15 | It is very important for our children to see your cartoons , which are a good first message of what Western children watch . ’ |
| 16 | In this country we can count our blessings that our children are not constantly at the mercy of these diseases . |
| 17 | All funds raised by runners in sponsored marathons or ‘ fun runs ’ are gratefully acknowledged and help to provide convalescent holidays , travel expenses and little luxuries for our children . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps , too , as parents you may be wondering , like I do frequently , whether the educational system you are confronted with is the right one to produce the kind of balanced , tolerant , civilized citizens we all hope our children can become ? |
| 19 | Too often some of our Catholic families are not aware of the existence of our excellent senior schools which provide for a solid Catholic education and a growth in faith for our children . |
| 20 | Our children have a right to know why we have Christmas and Easter , crosses on war memorials and a coronation service ; why the centre of every English village is a parish church ; and why English literature resonates with Biblical imagery . |
| 21 | ‘ Whatever we do or do n't do , our children will have to live with . ’ |
| 22 | We pour much time , money , anxiety and effort into our children simply for the pleasure of seeing them grow into the kind of people we long for them to be . |
| 23 | We only start to talk about sacrifice with our children when something seriously wrong has happened in the relationship , when the mother or father says bitterly : ‘ Do n't you understand what I have given up for you ? |
| 24 | But the people take no notice , and instead turn again to accusation : ‘ Why did you bring us up out of Egypt , to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ The meadow , the woods and the old oak will still be here for our children and grandchildren to enjoy . ’ |
| 26 | It may well be the case that a social system organized by women would be wonderful , that there would be no war because we would n't have our children killed , that there would be communes and free child care and no VAT on sanitary protection … but how would we ever know ? |
| 27 | We look forward to seeing the world anew and to trying to build a life that is as beautiful as possible for our children . |
| 28 | We like the green landscape , the simple food , the reserved people , and our children do n't wilt in the heat as they would on the Amalfi coast . |
| 29 | We must teach our children to play , not necessarily to win ; to express themselves ; to make the ball a friend , relish its closeness and use their imagination . |
| 30 | It would be tragic if , just when we were beginning to see something better for our children and for our nation , the door were to be slammed in our face . |