Sentences with phrase «of boys in particular»

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When the researchers looked at data from that particular study, they found that taller boys and girls performed significantly better at age 3 on a test in which they had to point to pictures of different words.

Teenage boys in particular (age 12 - 19) consume an average of 161 grams — or nearly three - quarters of a cup — of sugar daily.»

In 2014, Shelton was tasked with setting up My Brother's Keeper, a corporate - and foundation - backed initiative launched by President Obama to address the «opportunity gaps» and «achievement gaps» faced in particular by boys and young men of coloIn 2014, Shelton was tasked with setting up My Brother's Keeper, a corporate - and foundation - backed initiative launched by President Obama to address the «opportunity gaps» and «achievement gaps» faced in particular by boys and young men of coloin particular by boys and young men of color.

Still, the president might be wary of passing on the chance to nominate the first female Fed chair — and Summers, in particular, has a bit of a reputation as a member of the old boys club.

A severe disappointment by any of them — and it's happened before — or the unraveling of one of the pre-IPO «unicorns» (Uber in particular, whose bad - boy CEO, Travis Kalanick, resigned under investor pressure Wednesday) could spark panic selling that would spread way beyond the friendly confines of Silicon Valley.

There has also been a deliberate attempt to develop our particular situation into a strong culture for the College, mainly rooted in traditions that staff experienced in their own schools a generation ago, or in revivals of medieval traditions, such as that of the boy - bishop (a boy rules the College for a day on the feast of St Nicholas.)

By focusing on formal membership in organizations such as the League of Women Voters, the Boy Scouts and the Elks, critics said, Putnam overlooked other, newer lands of civic engagement that have compensated for the decline in these particular organizations.

There must be some form of junior college provision for working class boys in particular from 16 years of age.

This kind of broad association is of particular value to a society like ours, one in which people are increasingly tribalized and segregated and even a laudable value like diversity can be trivialized, as when a mother brags about how her child attends such a «wonderfully diverse» prep school, what with the boy from Senegal whose dad is a UN diplomat and the girl from Sri Lanka whose mom is an officer with the World Bank.

I associated Dr. Dre with a particular black boy at my church becoming a pot - head after getting caught up in Dre's The Chronic, and with the anguished prayers of church folk, mine also, for that boy.

A few of my boys (Parker in particular), who sadly doesn't like chocolate, LOVES cherries, especially the canned filling or maraschino cherries.

After battling their way to the semi-finals the Samba Boys were humiliated on home soil as Germany thrashed them 7 - 1 in a game in which the former star of West London was singled out for particular criticism.

I seem to recall Dembele and a lot of other Tottenham players being caught numerous times in possession which did my head in.The everton boys were snapping at they're heels at every opportunity and winning the ball a lot.That's the way they like to play.Our tempo seems much slower and Dembele in particular doesn't like being harried.I don't think we covet possession of the ball enough like the top teams.We need to hate giving the ball away so cheaply.Also we need to support better the player in possession which we did not do against Everton.Sometimes we can be a bit too casual.Enjoyed the analysis.

I am now 13 and I'm very fond of one boy in particular.

I'm not sure that the boys are covering everything on the National Curriculum - Tim in particular doesn't appear to be doing a lot of maths - but they're certainly learning plenty of other things, and enjoying life considerably more than some of their friends who go to school out here.

My boys in particular love to stick their hands in any residual suds in the sink (which kind of grosses me out, ha ha).

As mothers of multiples — Megan with seven - year - old triplets and an 11 - year old big sister, and Alison with fraternal twins and two older boys, our worlds revolve around raising children; in particular, multiples.

High levels of suspension rates for black and Hispanic students, and boys in particular, have been an issue of contention since the discipline code was strengthened during the Bloomberg era.

In particular, the Jones polynomial of a reef knot is different from that of a granny knot, providing logically impeccable confirmation of what generations of boy scouts already know — that it does matter which one you use.

The general state of things when my family ventures into these stores, in no particular order: we skip through the aisles, we play on toy bikes and fire trucks, the grown boys play with action figures, we try on hats and scarves and shoes and necklaces, we drink coffee, we buy everything.

Most Bledon is known for the fantasy film «The Adventures of a White Horse and a Boy» which was a particular success in the USSR, where it was released under the title «The Golden Belt».

In particular, there's a lavishly superfluous prologue set in Jerusalem, which begins with a young Arab boy dashing through the streets just to bring the fastidious European sleuth his breakfast eggs — all to Patrick Doyle's «full of Eastern promise» music, which would have been rejected as too corny for The Mummy ReturnIn particular, there's a lavishly superfluous prologue set in Jerusalem, which begins with a young Arab boy dashing through the streets just to bring the fastidious European sleuth his breakfast eggs — all to Patrick Doyle's «full of Eastern promise» music, which would have been rejected as too corny for The Mummy Returnin Jerusalem, which begins with a young Arab boy dashing through the streets just to bring the fastidious European sleuth his breakfast eggs — all to Patrick Doyle's «full of Eastern promise» music, which would have been rejected as too corny for The Mummy Returns.

Author's Note: the newly released book Star Wars: The Last Jedi - The Visual Dictionary reveals the boy's name, but we're going to keep referring to him as «the boy» because it reinforces the populist ideas of the movie and this moment in particular.

The young actors who play Paxton's sons in the flashback portions of the film deserve much of the praise, with Matt O'Leary, in particular, being a sympathetic protagonist as young Fenton, a young boy torn between his love for his father and the moral duty to stop his murderous ambitions.

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a remake of the classic Wonder Boy series, the third game in particular.

Sheridan, in particular, deeply identifies with McConaughey's ostensibly pure love — a sense of kinship that blinds the boy to the real danger his friendly outlaw chum represents.

One report from a behavioural support worker in Gloucestershire said that the film had been used, «very successfully in 1:1 sessions with the kids... one boy in particular has stopped his daily fighting as a direct result of seeing the film».

This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Balveer who is a Sikh boy living in India.

While mapping out my plan of action for the morning, a paraprofessional came in and said she usually was assigned to the class in the morning to work with a particular student — the boy who was absent.

Boys in particular want to save face, so calling or, worse, yelling across the room can lead to a worsening of a student's behaviour and your relationship with them.

Four of the country's universities currently reside in the top ten in the world rankings — Cambridge, Oxford, UCL and ICL — and it is female students in particular who are making the most of this respected higher education structure — they are more than a third more likely to go to university than boys.

Schools should be aware of the need to do this for girls, in particular, who are statistically much more likely than boys to risk limiting their careers by dropping STEM subjects at an early age.

Schools should ensure that pupils are exposed to a diverse selection of professionals from varying occupations which require STEM subjects, and emphasise in particular the opportunities created for girls and boys who choose science subjects at school and college.

Whether or not girls in single - sex schools are more likely to pursue science degrees or political careers, whether or not boys in single - sex schools are more likely to write poetry or pay attention in class, single - sex schools can allow educators to address the particular interests, strengths, learning styles, and developmental stages of a single sex while allowing boys and girls to concentrate on something other than the opposite sex — at least for a few brief hours each day.

The national data shows that the group of young people who have yet to see education as the cultural passport it is, are the white British and in particular white British boys.

Help students look ahead: PISA finds that, on average, boys are more likely than girls to have acquired a set of skills that could help them to navigate the job - search process, to apply for a particular job, and to succeed in job interviews.

Four of the country's universities currently reside in the top ten in the world rankings and it is female students in particular who are making the most of this respected higher education structure — they are more than a third more likely to go to university than boys.

As noted in the executive summary, «Girls are at a particular disadvantage; in Eastern and the Horn of Africa, only five girls are enrolled for every 10 boys.»

This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Thiago who lives in the country of Brazil.

And new data point to a range of strategies that enable underperforming youth generally, and African - American boys in particular, to thrive.

Porter Anderson of Publishing Perspectives gave a rundown of the Nielsen Book's recent presentation on the increase in children's book sales, with particular attention paid to the «steady climb» of book purchases for boys ages 9 to 12.

The two boys were the sum total of the Khuranas» children, eleven and thirteen, eager to be sent out on errands; and on this particular day they had gone with a friend in an auto - rickshaw to pick up the Khuranas» old Onida color TV, consigned to the electrician for perhaps the tenth time.

Reading enjoyment increased in particular for boys who started the project with the lowest levels of reading enjoyment.

There are some particular occasions in which we meet the Afghan boys of Rome or of other cities: our new year's day, for example.

Emily's newly developed body is attracting a lot of attention, from an eighth grade boy in particular, who wants Emily to text him some revealing photos.

In addition, I wrote a series of interval pieces — «vignettes,» I thought back then — about a particular boy - becoming - man, arranged in chronological sequence, each related thematically to the full - dress stories that preceded or followed iIn addition, I wrote a series of interval pieces — «vignettes,» I thought back then — about a particular boy - becoming - man, arranged in chronological sequence, each related thematically to the full - dress stories that preceded or followed iin chronological sequence, each related thematically to the full - dress stories that preceded or followed it.

Written in the form of a letter, the short, illustrated Sea Prayer is Hosseini's response to the current refugee crisis, in particular to the image of Alan Kurdi, the 3 - year - old Syrian boy whose body was photographed on a Turkish beach in September 2015.

It's a shame though that this collection of boys» love, with its great prices in particular, isn't able to be utilized on a more mobile platform.

B.C.R. Fegan's Henry and the Hidden Treasure is the story of one little boy's quest to keep his «treasure» a secret from one person in particular.

From the roof of my casa particular, I could look out over the neighborhood and watch barefoot teenagers playing soccer in the street, dogs slinking down alleys, boys tending pet pigeons kept in rooftop cages, horses pulling carts full of fruit to sell, and buff young men working out in a courtyard makeshift gym.