Example sentences of "[adj] for older people " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the twentieth century increasingly it has become possible for older people who have withdrawn from the labour market to support themselves from resources provided by the state rather than rely on their families ; the same has not been true of the youngest generation . |
| 2 | Crude medical service utilization rates are very similar for older people from across the spectrum of social classes ( see Table 7.8 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ But it 's more unusual for older people to get it . |
| 4 | These enormous questions beset us all at various stages of life , but as we have seen they can be particularly problematical for older people . |
| 5 | It is important for older people to look more positively at their physical condition and , whilst accepting the reality of it , resist feelings about the hopelessness of recovery , or the inevitability of further decline . |
| 6 | District nursing and , to a lesser degree , health visiting services are important for older people . |
| 7 | Equally , of course , pensions were essential for older people who were dismissed summarily on grounds of age . |
| 8 | An internal survey by the Association of District Councils ( ADC ) , reported in the journal Housing , has found that many local authorities are having great difficulty in exempting from the Right to Buy those properties they consider to be especially suitable for older people . |
| 9 | This is especially true for older people . |
| 10 | Indeed , they conclude that ‘ it is television that gives millions of people their basic idea of reality ’ , and this may be particularly true for older people , who on average watch 33 hours of television a week , 11 hours more than the national average . |