Example sentences of "children [is] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Bringing up children is a difficult job and parents work very hard at it .
2 ‘ The common denominator in all these children is a disability to relate themselves in the ordinary way to people and situations from the beginning of life ’ .
3 Creating heroes of parents and children is a must in building a climate of success .
4 The plight of abused ( physically , emotionally and sexually ) children is a tragic and sensitive story which apparently often goes undetected because the mother , fearing reprisals or removal of the children , does not report abuse by her husband/partner or visiting relative ( who often is the perpetrator ) ; in many cases having suffered violence herself from him ( Jones , 1988 ) .
5 In America , the dissemination to children of material which is indecent but not obscene is a separate issue , and the Supreme Court has upheld state legislation to protect children from exposure to such material where accessibility to children is a particular feature of the medium in question .
6 One of the teachers who comes regularly with groups of children is a well-dressing expert from Eyam in Derbyshire , and first dressed a well at the farm in 1980 .
7 Having children is a life choice that is down to the individual .
8 The safety of young children is a constant preoccupation of parents at the seaside .
9 But for many old people , being without children is a significant factor in loneliness and isolation .
10 The procedures for assessment and the evaluation of educational needs have become more formalised since the 1981 Education Act so that now a report from a qualified teacher of visually handicapped children is a requirement of the assessment procedure for a child whose learning or development is affected by defective sight .
11 The discussion of how a teacher can deal with the language capabilities of young deaf children is a lengthy one which can only be summarised .
12 Teachers and parents have come to realise that the education of children is a joint responsibility , particularly as children are at school for such a small proportion of their waking lives .
13 The area of involving parents in assessment of the development and progress of their young children is a growing one .
14 ‘ Restricting the liberty of children is a serious step which must be taken only when there is no genuine alternative which would be appropriate .
15 The desire to conceive and bear children is a strong one in many women , not all of them in conventional relationships .
16 ‘ Anything to do with the children is a battle .
17 Does my right hon. Friend agree that the ever-growing problem of street children is a consequence of overpopulation ?
18 I du n no , er you know you can put woman staying at home having the child for instance when there are n't enough children to fill the schools realize that having children is a very important in economic values what with nations increasing staying at home
19 Last week last Thursday saw the launch by the disasters emergency committee , of which Save The Children is a part , of another appeal for Africa .
20 ‘ Protecting the physical and mental development of children is the most important of all investments in the social and economic development of our societies . ’
21 In a syndicated article that ran all over the country , The Washington Post summarised Strickland 's disclosures : ‘ Prof. Rick Heber 's group at the University of Wisconsin may have settled once and for all the question of whether the disproportionate mental retardation of slum children is the result of heredity or environment . ’
22 The most common manifestation of sickling in young children is the ‘ hand and foot syndrome ’ , which is extremely painful inflammation of the joints accompanied by swelling , pyrexia and a moderately raised white cell count , and is caused by infarction of the bone marrow secondary to sickling in the microcirculation of the fingers and toes .
23 The only government department which assists women and children is the Family Relations Department of the Advocate General of the Poor ( Procuraduria General de los Pobres , PGP ) , which provides legal aid for women who wish to get child maintenance through the courts from the father .
24 The taxpayers contend that the only expense incurred by the school ‘ in or in connection ’ with the education of their children is the additional , or marginal , cost to the school .
25 The main legislation relating to the care of children is the consolidating Child Care Act of 1980 , the Children Acts of 1948 and 1975 and the Children and Young persons Acts of 1933 , 1963 and 1969 .
26 Thus if Exceptional children is the preferred term , when the user looks under Children he must also be able to trace a route to the document .
27 The undoubted star for children is the gold mechanical mouse of c1810 in the ‘ Cabinet of Curiosities ’ in room 15 ( although some will need lifting up to see it ) .
28 She adds : ‘ Talking to children is the biggest advantage . ’
29 Yet as those who have had families know , raising any children is an activity which causes considerable problems , and given the full support of social services , short term care and essential back-up facilities services , most parents are able to cope and derive considerable fulfilment from their achievements .
30 The raising of children is an intensely private family matter which is nevertheless the subject of equally intensive public debate and concern .
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