Example sentences of "parent and [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 The fund raising we did covers our cost and we rely heavily on the goodwill of parents and friends to provide transport every Sunday .
2 If we are going to deliver to the people to whom we as elected members owe the highest duty , that 's the people who are in receipt of our services the sort of quality service that we , that they deserve then I have to say that we can have as many reports of this nature as we like , but you have got to acknowledge the need to change and you have got to stop resenting the rights of parents and governors to run schools , you 've got to stop being obstructive to competitive tendering and you have got to stop arguing for the retention of services where it 's patently obvious that there 's over provision .
3 To support children , parents and teachers to enable children to start at the same starting line .
4 Knowing when particular comparisons--with individuals and between groups--exert an impact on children 's self-evaluations will help parents and teachers to guide children towards appropriate comparisons for maximizing their well-being .
5 They may fight with other children , be difficult for their parents and teachers to control , or steal .
6 This very interesting and worthwhile book is aimed at helping parents and teachers to introduce children and young adults to techniques of relaxation .
7 From an early stage regular homework is given and channels of communication are established through the child 's daily use of a homework diary , enabling parents and teachers to communicate informally on a daily basis .
8 A child may have right , misunderstood , or as yet unheard of ideas for his parents and siblings to listen to .
9 However to attract parents and others to invest on behalf of the child the initial investment is £50 , with additional payments of £25 or a monthly savings plan of £10 .
10 However to attract parents and others to invest on behalf of the child the initial investment is £50 , with additional payments of £25 or a monthly savings plan of £10 .
11 However to attract parents and others to invest on behalf of the child the initial investment is £50 , with additional payments of £25 or a monthly savings plan of £10 .
12 There is , since the Education ( No. 2 ) Act 1986 , a very important legal framework within which exclusions from school may take place , which allows parents and others to have their say in the decision-making process ( see below ) .
13 Opening the summit , UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced a six-point plan to : ( i ) educate the young on the dangers of drug-taking ; ( ii ) start a high-profile anti-drug publicity campaign ; ( iii ) exert pressure on parents and society to set an example ; ( iv ) improve the early identification of drug takers ; ( v ) increase treatment and rehabilitation ; and ( vi ) campaign against any legalization of drug-taking .
14 Despite these important advancements , however , the problem of what happens to mentally handicapped people when they reach the later school-leaving age of nineteen remains , and what happens when they may face the prospects of a lifetime of unfulfilment which could quickly undermine the considerable efforts made by teachers , houseparents , parents and guardians to help the mentally handicapped child attain his or her full potential .
15 He urged parents and churches to join a crusade against crime .
16 There is no strong co-operative tradition anywhere in our educational system , and the National Curriculum above all offers an opportunity for groups of teachers , parents and schools to think together about the nature and delivery of curriculum .
17 Utilising the help of visiting students or parents and helpers to listen to pupils retelling stories can be very constructive .
18 She 's also produced very kind of her erm , a questionnaire about the Royal Quays erm to take home to their parents and grandparents to bring back and about , probably get a couple of copies of that and then when they 've done that the seventh and fourteenth she 's going to , or we 're gon na select two pupils from each of the classes to go out with her , one group to go into the middle of North Shields
19 ‘ This accident was the result of the failure of the children 's parents and grandparents to keep lighters and matches away from children . ’
20 Because of this , much of the empirical evidence on parent-child support betrays a sense of wariness and carefulness about offering and accepting such support , which is far removed from the idea that it is the most natural thing in the world for parents and children to support each other .
21 Step-family life is multi-dimensional and multi-faceted , making it a complex arena for parents and children to live in , or practitioners to work in .
22 It is possible for both parents and children to show mutual love and respect in spite of their very different views .
23 The fascinating close-up photographs were specially commissioned for the series , and these , combined with the clear captions and colourful artwork borders , make the books ( priced £3.99 each ) a really pleasurable learning experience for parents and children to share .
24 Now the child safety group behind the survey is urging parents and children to follow realistic guidelines .
25 to create an environment where programmes of nursery education and social care combine in partnership with parents and children to offer a service to the community .
26 to be useful for teachers and parents and children to read as an informative and convincing story of the child 's progress over the years
27 Although the developments outlined above might go some way towards encouraging parents and politicians to regard teachers as ‘ professional ’ much more will need to be done to repair the damage caused by the years of industrial dispute .
28 The development of a right of parents and pupils to see the pupil 's personal school record has not been a specifically education issue but has arisen as part of the wider campaign for access to personal records .
29 Secondly , frequent testing and the enormous pressure of parents and pupils to succeed will almost certainly have the effect of focusing attention on assessment targets , at the expense of other activities to an even greater degree than has occurred in the past .
  Next page