Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] the [noun sg] of children " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1980 Child Care Act placed the duty of promoting the welfare of children as the first responsibility of social service departments . |
| 2 | But it will cause even more damage to low income parents , the very homes from which ministers had hoped to attract more students to achieve their target of doubling the proportion of children going to college by 2014 . |
| 3 | But it will cause even more damage to low income parents , the very homes from which ministers had hoped to attract more students to achieve their target of doubling the proportion of children going to college by 2014 . |
| 4 | I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books . |
| 5 | ‘ In the present state of what passes for civilization , our efforts have to be directed solely towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty . |
| 6 | The DTI has been criticised for underestimating the number of children injured each year by fireworks . |
| 7 | A blend of permissiveness and forcefulness , combined with warmth and encouragement , fits the recommendations of child-rearing specialists who are concerned with fostering the sort of children who are socially outgoing , friendly , creative and reasonably independent and self-assertive . |
| 8 | The ‘ progressive ’ parent who believes in total involvement in shaping the disposition of children may end up in a stifling relationship that offers precious little access to the outside world . |
| 9 | Rising parity and family size obviously have other channels , too , for affecting the health of children . |
| 10 | The US administration has announced plans to reduce the use of pesticides in the cultivation of food crops , placing the emphasis on protecting the health of children and the environment . |
| 11 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the aims of the Children Act 1989 with regard to improving the welfare of children . |
| 12 | Draper says , ‘ the dice are loaded against the parents ’ ; Holman that the 1975 Act ‘ concentrates exclusively on facilitating the removal of children from their families and on reducing the rights of natural parents ’ . |
| 13 | He had ensured a large population by making the land inalienable and by prohibiting the exposure of children , a practice common among the Greeks . |