Example sentences of "and [verb] the [noun] [prep] children " in BNC.
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| 1 | In exercising the discretion contemplated by article 13 , and contemplated by the Convention itself , it is right , in my opinion , for the judge to bear in mind that the object of the Convention is to discourage and prevent the abduction of children . |
| 2 | She turned and shooed the flock of children away . |
| 3 | During her studies in psychology and education , she encountered the work of Piaget , and discovered the fascination of trying to study and understand the development of children 's minds . |
| 4 | Profiles of Development ( Webster and Webster 1990 ) is a package designed to assist teachers to assess , teach and monitor the progress of children in relation to the National Curriculum . |
| 5 | Their powers were accordingly widened by the 1963 Children and Young persons Act , which gave local authorities a duty to prevent and forestall the suffering of children through neglect in their own homes . |
| 6 | Irrespective of differing views and attitudes towards any one or more of these issues , we would nevertheless acknowledge a number of overriding principles that are rooted within a humanitarian philosophy which concerns protection of children 's rights ; granting of equal opportunities ; and acknowledging the univer-sality of children 's needs in relation to the individuality of their needs . |
| 7 | The 1989 Children Act imposes new , more stringent regulations for planning and reviewing the experiences of children looked after by local authorities . |
| 8 | Thus every local authority has a general duty : ( a ) to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need within its area ; and ( b ) so far as is consistent with that duty , to promote the upbringing of such children by their families . |
| 9 | Under s20 of the Act , local authorities have a general duty to provide a range of services to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need and , in particular , to promote their upbringing within their own families . |
| 10 | The APU was instituted by the DES in 1974 ‘ to promote the development of methods of assessing and monitoring the achievements of children at school , and to seek to identify the incidence of under-achievement ’ . |
| 11 | Given the creditable support that the Minister has previously given to integrated education in Northern Ireland , will he ensure that provision is made within the citizens charter to develop integrated education and to facilitate the opportunity for children in Northern Ireland to enter such education ? |
| 12 | As well as attempting to limit the work of married women , policies to protect motherhood and enhance the welfare of children extended the direct surveillance of working class women in their homes . |
| 13 | Eventually the commission managed to produce a text which cited Pius XI in footnotes , generally disapproved of birth control without being too specific , and recognized the importance of children to a marriage without limiting marriage to that purpose . |
| 14 | ‘ Of course you could always marry me and blame the lack of children on my war wound — ’ |