Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] girls ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of classroom observation encouraged some teachers to observe each other , and one group , for example , began some research on girls ' talk . |
| 2 | There are a number of possible explanations for girls ' superior primary school performance . |
| 3 | No study looks systematically either at the role of girls vis-à-vis masculine delinquency , or at the possible importance of girls ' groups in female deviancy . |
| 4 | Further , there is such a large overlap between girls ' and boys ' test or examination results that it is true to say that a great many girls do better at mathematics than the majority of boys . |
| 5 | These show that there has been a gradual improvement in girls ' performance in mathematics relative to that of boys . |
| 6 | For example , in the old 16+ system , despite a gradual improvement in girls ' achievements ( see , for example , the table below ) , each year more boys than girls were entered for O level mathematics , and of those who entered , a higher proportion of boys than girls obtained grade A. At CSE , the entry ( and pass ) rate of girls has in recent years been higher than that of boys — but boys have obtained the most grade I passes . |
| 7 | Observation in labs and workshops highlighted the depressing effect on girls ' performance of the boys ' claim to science as their subject . |
| 8 | The knock-on effect of the advancement of the women 's game has also led to refreshing developments at girls ' level . |
| 9 | Lyn Yates ( 1985 ) suggests that this type of deficit approach , which in effect blames the victim , is also the most common approach to girls ' schooling . |
| 10 | She might have been the headmistress of a certain type of girls ' school , now almost extinct , or a Mother Superior in an enclosed order . |
| 11 | Amongst liberals , there has been a tendency to believe that remedying the gender imbalances in these books might have a positive influence on girls ' educational achievement . |
| 12 | Public schools were defined as those belonging to the Headmasters ' Conference , Governing Bodies Association or Governing Bodies of Girls ' Schools Association . |
| 13 | Girls ' Schools Association ( GSA ) and Governing Bodies of Girls ' Schools Association ( GBGSA ) |