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Meanings of adoption in English
Process whereby a person assumes the parenting for a child born by other parents.
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Usage of adoption in English
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It said it had seen adoption agency documents for 13 such children.
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This great adoption of EU law is essential to a smooth Brexit.
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Mortensen hoped the government would look seriously at changing the adoption law.
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In fact the adoption process has evolved over a number of years.
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As different approaches may produce conflicting adoption decisions, clarification is urgently required.
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The one remaining area that we need to get right is adoption.
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The form for qualified adoption expenses is also on the late list.
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The Belorussian parliament is to introduce legislation shortly regarding international adoption agreements.
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The creation and adoption of new needs is inevitable, but highly unpredictable.
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In childhood, adoptive parents provided information about abuse and neglect before adoption.
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But the actual adoption rate of Linux within government agencies is unclear.
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Still, says Karen, the end result of every adoption is the same.
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It needs better and cheaper internet access and broader adoption of smartphones.
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But Talen didn't know if the adoption would really change his prospects.
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The bill would also create an expedited adoption process for same-sex parents.
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The government is making £150m available to councils to boost adoption rates.
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Spanish
Catalan
Adoption through the time
Adoption across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
United States of America
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