Example sentences of "at a time when social [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The DoH may have to redraft the guidelines , and even if the legal difficulties are overcome the guidelines may not appear for another two to three weeks — a frustrating delay for professionals at a time when social worker are increasingly being blamed by the public for failing to control young people in care . |
| 2 | The initiative is seen as important , coming at a time when social problems such as depression and suicide , increased violence and child abuse of all kinds are increasing . |
| 3 | This input of detail , with the emphasis on the need for guidance and care made the transition appear to be a period of effort , anxiety , and danger ; and such a representation was convenient at a time when social scientists , and others , were ‘ discovering ’ adolescence as a stage of life characterized by ‘ storm and stress ’ . |
| 4 | Secondly , at a time when social workers are particularly concerned to understand how race should influence their practice , it is unfortunate that the study is based on respondents all of whom were of ‘ white British origin , reflecting the populations from which they were sampled ’ . |
| 5 | Elizabeth was in an unenviable position : here she was , at the age of 36 , with young children on her hands and no husband to provide the necessities of life , at a time when Social Security was undreamt of and the country was in the grip of an economic crisis . |