Searching for the word child in House of Representatives within the 1970s…
The word child
- appears in 2.3% of speeches
- appears 6675 times in 2471 speeches
- was spoken on 604 sitting days by 211 different people
- appears in speeches on 1160 different topics
Top speakers:
- BEAZLEY, Kim (350 uses)
- HAYDEN, Bill (323 uses)
- BOWEN, Lionel (233 uses)
- HUNT, Ralph (229 uses)
- PRESIDENT, The (218 uses)
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Top days:
- 24 October 1972 (164 uses)
- 3 June 1970 (125 uses)
- 9 September 1971 (117 uses)
- 10 May 1973 (105 uses)
- 14 May 1975 (96 uses)
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Top topics:
- CHILD CARE BILL 1972: Second Reading (220 uses)
- ADJOURNMENT (185 uses)
- CHILDREN’S COMMISSION BILL 1975: Second Reading (153 uses)
- HANDICAPPED CHILDREN (ASSISTANCE) BILL 1970: Second Reading (126 uses)
- WESTERN AUSTRALIA (SOUTH-WEST REGION WATER SUPPLIES) AGREEMENT BILL 1971: Second Reading (116 uses)
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Associated words:
- child care (1120 appearances)
- child endowment (633 appearances)
- first child (175 appearances)
- handicapped child (162 appearances)
- every child (155 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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Thirdly, what are the courses open to women who carry through unwanted pregnancies and what are the consequences of each course for the mother and for the child?
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Firstly, I believe that an unborn child has a right to hie, recognising that under the law as it stands, the life of a mother is given preference over the life of an unborn child.
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The argument is that couples have deferred the birth of their first child for several years, perhaps in response to economic circumstances or to changed attitudes towards women working.
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It is a standing disgrace that 15 months after that report was tabled nothing has been done about these children.
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The point is that it is not only a question of reaching the child but teaching the parent as well.