parental approval

collocation in English

meaningsofparentalandapproval

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parental
adjective
uk
/pəˈren.təl/us
/pəˈren.t̬əl/
relating to parents or to being ...
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approval
noun[U]
uk
/əˈpruː.vəl/us
/əˈpruː.vəl/
the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone ...
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(Definition ofparentalandapprovalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Parentalapprovalwas obtained prior to data collection in the form of a letter taken home from school by students.
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When cases or controls were between 15 and 18 years of age they could be interviewed themselves - subject toparentalapproval.
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Would it be regarded as likely that the age of consent for marriage at eighteen withoutparentalapprovalwould be included in any legislation?
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Is it not the case thatparentalapprovalmust be obtained for a tonsil or adenoid operation on a minor, or even for the removal of a verruca?
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Parentalapprovalis not usually sought after for the selection of a dating partner.
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Whileparentalapprovaland economic concerns still occasionally played a role in engagements, they decreased in importance.
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Both boys were 17 soparentalapprovalin writing was required for them to be able to join.
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Her project gotparentalapproval, and her first year brought 23 girls to her camp.
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Parentalapprovalwas granted for their non-smoking, non-drinking hero who never used teen slang, fought, or disobeyed his parents and whose libido only faintly glimmered.
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She did gain passage of a bill to increase the legal drinking age to eighteen unless the minor hasparentalapproval.
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The betrothal is subject toparentalapprovalunless the parties are of age and intend to marry soon, at which point the betrothal is announced.
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Parental disapproval for failing to comply with gender norms andparentalapprovalfor successful compliance with these norms can serve to solidify childrens understanding of gender roles.
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The labor code permits children between the ages of 12 and 14 to work up to two hours per day during school vacations withparentalapproval.
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