Sentences with phrase «toll on boys»

In the study, researchers David Autor, David Figlio, Krzysztof Karbownik, Jeffrey Roth, and Melanie Wasserman find that any disadvantage (e.g. growing up in poverty, living in a bad neighborhood, being raised without a father), takes more of a toll on boys than on girls.

The pursuit of the perfect body takes a toll on boys.

Not exact matches

Other studies have found that boys can take more of a toll on their mother biologically because they tend to be slightly heavier at birth than girls.

Whether it is heavier birth weights, amplified testosterone levels or simple, hair - raising high jinks, boys seem to take an extra toll on the women who gave birth to them.

We get a boilerplate psychoanalysis of the toll his reticence takes on his life through a parade of treacherous father figures (a gay, Red teacher (Michael Gambon), an FBI man (Alec Baldwin), a military muckety - muck (De Niro)-RRB-, women wronged (Jolie, a luminous Tammy Blanchard, Martina Gedeck), and finally a boy of his own (Eddie Redmayne in the film's best performance), whose pillow talk might undermine daddy's most important mission.

A world of Kissingeresque realpolitik enacted in boys» games on a frozen lake; of «nightcreeping» through the summer backyards of strangers; of the tabloid - fueled thrills of the Falklands War and its human toll; of the cruel, luscious Dawn Madden and her power - hungry boyfriend, Ross Wilcox; of a certain Madame Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck, an elderly bohemian emigré who is both more and less than she appears; of Jason's search to replace his dead grandfather's irreplaceable smashed watch before the crime is discovered; of first cigarettes, first kisses, first Duran Duran Lps, and first deaths; of Margaret Thatcher's recession; of Gypsies camping in the woods and the hysteria they inspire; and, even closer to home, of a slow - motion divorce in four seasons.

The kennel environment is taking its toll on our big ole» boy.

Being parents to 2 wonderful boys, working full time, running a home etc takes a big toll on your relationship as a married couple and winning this competition we would be able to focus more on each other:)

Mr Write is a parody of SimCity's Dr. Wright (a character in turn based on that series» famed creator, Will Wright), while frog - loving nobleman Richard is borrowed from forgotten Japanese Game Boy title, For the Frog the Bell Tolls.

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