overseas adoption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverseasandadoption
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overseas
adjective
adverb
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈsiːz/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsiːz/
in, from, or to ...
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adoption
noun
uk/əˈdɒp.ʃən/us/əˈdɑːp.ʃən/
the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as ...
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(Definition ofoverseasandadoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Apart from the difficulties of domestic adoption, we have a culture that is resistant tooverseasadoption.
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I became involved in such problems in the first place because ofoverseasadoption.
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If the right procedures and proper protections are in place, why cannotoverseasadoptionbe not merely tolerated but actively encouraged?
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Although its focus is on difficulties with intercountry adoption, it correctly diagnoses one reason why people resort tooverseasadoption.
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A grant of approximately £43,000 has been awarded to theoverseasadoptionhelpline for a period of six months in the first instance.
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Anoverseasadoptionhelpline has been set up to advise people interested in inter-country adoption.
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Many couples therefore turn to other countries, and last year there were 351 applications foroverseasadoption.
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No application was received for an exclusiveoverseasadoptioninformation service for 1997–98.
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Their only hope isoverseasadoption, not all of them of course.
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Taken as a whole, the amendments make a number of sensible changes to improve the administration ofoverseasadoption.
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Our proposals would impose a duty on local authorities to help parents seeking anoverseasadoption.
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The people who oversee these child laundering rings are estimated to make $2,000 to $20,000 peroverseasadoption.
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And under the system, the nation reduced the number of children permitted foroverseasadoptionby 3 to 5% each year, from about 8,000 in 1987 to 2,057 in 1997.
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However, these same institutions sometimes take advantage of the child's vulnerability and illegally profit by putting them onoverseasadoptionmarkets, netting orphanage owners thousands of dollars per child.
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The fact that such a high proportion of overseas adoptions succeed is a towering achievement and testimony to the intense commitment of overseas adopters.
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Applications from two other adoption agencies to act in overseas adoptions have been received recently.
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I have grave doubts in principle about overseas adoptions.
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I passionately believe that we need to tread carefully in relation to overseas adoptions.
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It is worth noting that very few overseas adoptions have broken down over the years.
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We are reviewing the procedures for dealing with overseas adoptions to see whether they can be streamlined further while continuing to provide proper protection for the children involved.
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