Sentences with phrase «significant number of girls»

«For example, with the under - representation of girls in engineering, knowing that altruism underpins the occupational choices of a significant number of girls could mean exploring with girls the ways in which engineering helps people and communities, as one part of their occupational decision - making.

Consumption of animal - based products have also been implicated in earlier onset of puberty for girls, which had begun when girls were on average 16 or 17 until the 20th century, but now we see significant numbers of girls starting to grow breasts before they're 8 years old, and increased risk of infertility.

Based on part of the Adolescent Study Program at Columbia University, this article contains a description of the dramatic increase in eating and depressive disorders experienced by significant numbers of girls as they pass through puberty.

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There are significant child protection problems with the plan, with children as young as 12 years old and the small number of girls who go to prison to be incarcerated with a vast number of older boys.

Both the number of tablets and concentration in urine were associated with a significant increase in language delay in girls, and a slight but not significant decrease in boys.

Lifelong learning arrangements, particularly those in informal and non-formal settings, can confer a number of benefits: they can provide people who live in countries that do not have universal education with access to learning opportunities on a continuous basis; they can address the problem of conventional formal schooling being too far removed from local cultural and social environments; and they can alleviate economic hardship, particularly for young people in developing countries who may experience strong pressures to earn income to help support their families or, particularly if they are girls, to take on significant responsibilities at home (1, 4).

For example, in mid 2005 and in early 2006 [9], a number of the islands were subject to king tides which were so high that the life of one young girl was threatened, and significant damage was caused.

We distinguish problems from clinical disorders in that girls who experience an eating or depressive problem may not meet strict criteria for a diagnosable disorder but are still experiencing a significant number of unhealthy symptoms and impairment in their lives.