Sentences with phrase «of parents of»

Or rush to apologize for or defend little Johnny when he's met with the scornful eyes of the parents of Jane.

None of the parents of the eight runners have demanded that Haskins rot in jail for life.

Dr. Abdullah also noted that a number of Indonesian rice varieties have been sent to IRRI to breed high - yielding varieties, for example, one of the parents of «miracle rice» — also called IR8 and renowned for its superior yields that helped avert famine in the 1960s — was an Indonesian rice variety called Peta.

Back in 2015, a survey commissioned by ITV revealed that 12 per cent of parents of primary school aged children admitted to having pretended to practice a faith in which they did not believe to get their child into a desirable faith school.

The following testimony is from the diary of the parents of a girl called Emmy Maria, who died from a severe kidney problem when just three months old.

It attempts to show the following in schematic form: column A, three cultural attitudes which are prominent in our «configuration» and in the personality patterns of the parents of the alcoholics; column B, the effect that these cultural attitudes have on the parents; column C, the way in which these effects tend to deprive the child of the satisfaction of certain vital needs; column D, the relationship between this deprivation of satisfaction and the psychological characteristics which are typical of alcoholics.

Some of the parents of autistic children would like their children to be cured of the difficulties created by their autism, but they recognize the benefits (musical and mathematical abilities, for instance) that often go along with being autistic.

The Scouts» chief executive Bob Mazucca said, «The vast majority of the parents of youth we serve value their right to address issues of same - sex orientation within their family, with spiritual advisers and at the appropriate time and in the right setting.

(Since the study was of parents of college students it is probable that it did not include a proportional sampling of the lowest classes on the socioeconomic scale.)

Permitting the Destruction of Life profoundly influenced the values of the general public and the ethics of the German medical and legal communities — to the point that a 1925 poll of the parents of disabled children reported that 74 percent of them would agree to the painless killing of their own children!

His infancy narrative goes to pains to state that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the city of David (Luke 2:4, 11), of parents of the house and family of David (1:27; 2:4).

Mrs. Max A. Murray, «Needs of Parents of Mentally Retarded Children,» American Journal of Mental Deficiency (May 1959), p. 1084.

The words of the parents of a mentally retarded child.

Fully 90 % of parents of minor children say they plan to put up a tree, compared with 73 % of those who are not parents or guardians of children in their home.

«We did it as an abundance of caution,» said Ed Thomas, president of the parent of Bank of Delmarva, which serves the still - struggling Eastern Shore.

An ancestor is a parent of a parent of a parent, and so forth.

One way to look at it is through the eyes of a parent of an addicted son or daughter.

The participants, each of them the parent of four children, were discussing their unease with contraception, and in terms very reminiscent of Luker's study:

Not exact matches

When T.J. Maxx and Marshalls parent TJX (tax) reported the chains» first quarterly comparable sales drop in memory in November, many observers wondered whether the off - price juggernaut was running its course after years of aggressive store expansion.

A college education is one of the most expensive investments anyone can make in themselves, so it makes sense that either they or their parents will want to celebrate in a lasting way.

One of the most difficult things I saw as a youngster was my parents arguing over whether my dad had an extra dollar to give to my mother.

Perhaps most remarkable is the collective imagination of students across the United States, who dared to take on a challenge that their parents, aunts, and uncles had all but abandoned: stopping the scourge of gun violence.

«With our daughters, I never raised them how I was raised [with the assumption they'd join the family business,]» says Oddo, who has written a book on the principles of parenting.

That explains why Restaurant Brands International (RBI), the Oakville, Ont. - based parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King, will shell out US$ 1.8 billion in cash to acquire Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, an American fried chicken chain.

«As tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be, I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and my children only make me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere.»

(Disclosure: Time Inc., TIME and Fortune's parent company, was acquired by Meredith Corp. in a deal partially financed by Koch Equity Development, a subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc..)

While only 18 percent of U.S. organizations offer paid parental leave, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's 2016 Employee Benefits Survey, many high profile employers have begun announcing plans that both increase the amount of paid time off for new parents and offer it regardless of gender.

But even after leaving public office, her commitment to improving America's literacy continued — with initiatives like a partnership with NFL player J.J. Watt to encourage parents to read to their children — until the end of her life.

The next generation of parents will wish for the days of Instagram selfies when the virtual reality world takes hold.

Alphabet, for those unfamiliar, is the parent company of Google.

Many soon - to - be parents come up with creative ways to announce their pregnancy and reveal the gender of their babies long before they've given birth.

When Musk was a child, he would often gaze into the distance while his parents were speaking to him, which led them to believe that he might be hard of hearing.

Lythcott - Haims asks parents: If you drive or walk your kid everywhere, how will he or she develop the essential adult skill of finding «his way around a campus, the town in which her summer internship is located, or the city where he is working or studying abroad»?

The growing number of Canadians tasked with caring for elderly parents are turning to their iPhones for help

Our kids are being victimized by a bunch of crazy granola - heads and «procto - parents» («helicopter parents» doesn't accurately describe it) who are systematically ruining our kids» respect for rigor and sucking the stuffing right out of them.

That and the ESPN app represent the latest efforts by Disney, parent company of ESPN, to target «cord cutters» or «cord nevers,» those customers who primarily use mobile devices and computers to consume media.

By the time of the sale, Mark was the majority owner in PokerStars's parent company.

According to Ted Conley, who heads up North American marketing for the condom maker's parent company: «The category has traditionally been strong at times of economic downturn and we are getting anecdotal evidence that the same can be said for today.

One deeply flawed, since - retracted study of 12 children made some parents fearful that there might be an association between vaccines and autism.

«If you're a parent and you live with that kind of behavior, you're probably pretty resigned to kicking and screaming.

DACA recipients» fears are not unfounded — the same fear surfaced several years ago after the Obama administration in 2014 attempted to expand DACA and implement a program known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, which sought to shield from deportation the parents of American citizens or lawful permanent resParents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, which sought to shield from deportation the parents of American citizens or lawful permanent resparents of American citizens or lawful permanent residents.

But while there may be grounds to criticize this popular parenting style, Brooks insists that what really afflicts fragile young people isn't a lack of experience of hardship, but a lack of purpose.

It would also follow another recent IPO win for NBCUniversal: The company invested $ 500 million in Snap (snap), the parent company of social media app Snapchat, making NBCUniversal a major beneficiary when Snap went public earlier this month in the hottest IPO of 2017 so far.

... Parents know that half of college graduates are unemployed, underemployed or have given up on their search entirely and they want to prepare their children for their future,» says Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial Branding.

Instead of trying to compete head - to - head, Under Armor went after youth, who unlike their parents, had not yet developed a brand loyalty to Nike or any apparel company.

Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, has found it easier to set up shop in countries like Brazil and China rather than contend with U.S. government regul...

Andy Puzder, the CEO of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., should know.

If you're unfamiliar, the tech in question is the same as what your parents or grandparents once used to get TV: An antenna that picks up the free broadcast shows that are sent via high transmission tours by the likes of ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.

Did their parents ever think they would lose one of their children?

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