Sentence examples for boys were less likely from inspiring English sources

A third study of single-parent homes found boys were less likely than girls to enroll in college.

"Still, Bloomsbury do say the reason they did it was that they thought young boys were less likely to read it under her full name".

And while boys were less likely than girls to go on to take A-levels, white boys from deprived backgrounds showed some of the lowest levels of progression overall.

Those who chose sports figures, almost all boys, were less likely to report having used drugs in the week before the survey than those who chose other kinds of celebrities.

As a writer and teacher, Scieszka noticed that boys were less likely than girls to read, and the boys who did read tended to favour nonfiction, humour, or other forms not typically assigned by their mostly female teachers.

When Sharif put the boys in direct competition with one another (e.g., when medals or prizes were at stake), Sharif found that the boys were less likely to have friends on the other team and showed an increase in aggressive behavior towards members of the other team (e.g., putting their underwear in the freezer. Ah, boys.).

Boys are less likely to admit this, although Jesse, from New England, isn't afraid to.

The survey by the National Literacy Trust also shows that boys are less likely to own books than girls.

They're going to the same classes, being exposed to the same school environments — and yet, boys are less likely to succeed.

Douglas described the finding that boys are less likely to own books than girls as "part of a really worrying trend which has emerged particularly strongly in the last decade".

The fact that male mental health was declining along with stable employment prospects, and that British boys are less likely than ever before to be brought up with a man in the house or a male teacher at primary school.