11.   She made good grades and tried hard to please her parents, who were unable to have any more children, she told The New York Times in August.

12.   Skeptics question whether the youngster wants to spend his recreational time entirely on bats and balls or is simply doing so to please a parent.

13.   Smith seems to make an effort to please his parents.

14.   Some of this stuff will drive ants from your house, the rest might even please your parents.

15.   Teen-agers lie because they want independence and to please their parents at the same time.

16.   The child may strive to please the parent in order to get the conditional love that is offered.

17.   The company is also searching for ways to please harried parents who are tired of navigating its mammoth, and often dated, stores.

18.   These same individuals may also confuse the need to please their parents with the need to make their own decisions, for better or worse.

19.   To please his parents, who wanted to place a security blanket around their would-be starving artist son, Aragones enrolled in the University of Mexico to study architecture.