Sentence examples for parent from inspiring English sources

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parent

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To act as parent, to raise or rear.

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"But I say to every parent, family member and friend of the children that my Government will do everything in its power to bring them home".

Where an individual whose image is featured in a Competition entry is aged less than 18 years the entrant confirms that the parent or guardian of that individual has given the relevant consent.

"We have been the UK's favourite coffee shop for some time; we remain the taxman's favourite coffee shop too," declared Andy Harrison, chief executive of parent company Whitbread.

While it may be difficult to accept, children may get on better with one parent than the other, and this may change as the child develops, switching between one to the other.

The fear of being abandoned by one's parents (Hansel and Gretel), or of being destroyed by (or destroying) a parent or sibling – always disguised as, say, a "wicked stepsister" or "stepmother" – recurs again and again, allowing children to access their darker fantasies.

As a parent, I want to know more.

The prime minister, Tony Abbott, referred to the 240,000 figure when announcing the government's childcare package, which includes scrapping the existing $7,500 cap on childcare payments for people earning up to $185,000, and removing all subsidies for families in which neither parent is working but earn more than $65,000.

"We asked for a valid sample," Wilson said, adding the department had asked for results from both single and dual parent families.

If you're 15 or younger, you need to ask your parent or guardian to do a bit of paperwork on your behalf and fill out this consent form so we know they are happy for you to be involved in the site.

Hell hath no fury like a parent who finds her preteen Snapchatting.

"It's really unfair of a parent to stand over a kid like this".

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