He said that, contrary to parent advocates and some news reports, the number of cases was on the decline, although he was unable to provide figures to back up that assertion.

他说，和父母、律师还有一些新闻的说法相反，此类案件一直在减少，尽管他提供不了什么数据支持这一论断。

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The quantitative figures do not begin to capture the qualitative feeling of bonding that happens between a parent and a child from the sheer amount of time spent together.

仅从父母与子女之间呆在一起的时间数上看，时间的长度并没有赢过他们彼此之间亲密联系的感情的厚度。

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According to 2007 Statistics Canada figures, there are an increasing number of single-parent homes across the country.

根据加拿大统计局2007年的统计数字，单亲家庭的数量在加拿大全境呈增加之势。

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Publicly traded subsidiaries for which the parent company consolidates figures are excluded from our list.

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She laughs at the idea that inspectors are aloof figures - apart from anything else she is a parent herself.

BBC: The inspector's viewpoint

In England and Wales, figures show that children are much more at risk of being murdered by a parent than by a stranger.

BBC: Family annihilation: Fathers who kill their children