But boys have only one X chromosome, leaving them more vulnerable to defects like this.

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But the boys were only eleven, and the affair was broken up by a priest and schoolmaster named Manolo.

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By contrast, the bottom or "C stream" has just 22 pupils and the gender proportions are reversed: there are only five girls but 17 boys.

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He wanted to be a navigator, but they would only take grammar school boys.

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So, don't be surprised if, in a few years, some people are not only playing, but speaking to, their Game Boys.

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Well, it looks like Santa has got a lot of toys ready for good little boys and girls, so -- but Santa only comes to your house after he knows you're asleep.

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Burt-Murray is the mother of two black boys and she and her husband are not only parents, but also advocates for their children.

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But this is only one percentage point higher than in 2000, and on average boys' reading and writing abilities still fall consistently below girls'.

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But in more equal societies, not only were the girls as good at maths as the boys, their advantage in reading had increased.

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But the audience was mostly of street-boys, the sound system failed, and Werrason played only three songs before giving up in disgust.

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This covers not only teenaged boys, getting a thrill by watching a fire take hold and spread, but those motivated by the "hero factor" - people who want to be involved and to take the credit for fighting the blaze.

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