Example sentences of "that a child is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Primary cases involve any allegation that a child is being physically or sexually abused , neglected , is failing to thrive , is left alone , or is severely at risk of being abused . |
| 2 | It is not necessarily a sign that a child is especially aggressive . |
| 3 | However , experience shows that a child is to a large extent its own person , with all the hang-ups of an adult . |
| 4 | He has also shown that a child is likely to share the same birth months as other relatives . |
| 5 | From a distance it is easy to believe that a child is counting when in fact he is only reciting a number sequence and touching or moving objects at random . |
| 6 | The reality is that a child is a time-consuming , all-engulfing creature who disrupts any semblance of pleasurable home life . |
| 7 | On many occasions assessments will be carried out because it is suspected that a child is experiencing some difficulty with linguistic communication , or because there are other areas of functioning in which the child is having difficulty which may have implications for language development . |
| 8 | As children grow there can be changes in their vision , and since screening tests may be infrequent , teachers should be aware of some of the physical signs and behaviours that may indicate that a child is having problems with sight . |
| 9 | Social workers have a key role to play when someone suspects that a child is being abused . |
| 10 | The problem here seems to be this : am I saying that a child is responsible if and only if we declare her to be so , given that she knows what she is doing ? |
| 11 | The fact that a child is weaned early ( or undergoes a period of separation , or has minimal brain damage , or loses a parent through death ) will not by itself tell one about the eventual outcome . |
| 12 | For example , assume that a child is a rehabilitated person within the meaning of the Act : in other words , he has been subject to a supervision requirement and that requirement has been terminated or a year has elapsed since the date of the hearing that imposed the supervision requirement , whichever is the longer , and he has committed no further offences during the rehabilitation period ; or he has appeared before a children 's hearing which has decided not to impose a supervision requirement on him and six months has elapsed during which time he has committed no further offences . |
| 13 | ( ii ) When notified by a local education authority that a child is persistently failing to comply with directions given under an education supervision order ( Sched 3 , para 19(2) ) . |
| 14 | If , for example , a client discloses to a solicitor , in confidence , the fact that a child is being abused by another person , this information can only be passed on if the public interest in protecting children from serious harm outweighs the public interest in maintaining confidentiality between solicitor and client . |
| 15 | Valerie Howarth , executive director of ChildLine , said : ‘ It is totally unacceptable that a judge should suggest that a child is responsible for sexual abuse perpetrated upon her . ’ |