Sentence examples for competent boy from inspiring English sources

Paul is a competent boy who will turn 16 this month.

Competent boys had higher levels of peer problems than resilient boys (d = −.15).

Resilient boys showed more adaptive reunion behaviors than non-resilient boys, but were less adaptive than competent boys, suggesting that resilient boys are more securely attached than non-resilient boys, but less securely attached than competent boys (Ainsworth & Bell, 1970).

Relative to competent boys, resilient boys had mothers who reported higher levels of depression (d = .89), and life events (d = .89).89

This may be due to the fact that social skills are developed as children grow and mature, and to the fact that girls are generally more socially competent than boys of the same age.

Schooley elaborated "For some reason the girl is very competent and the boy is a fumbler".

You go to Harvard to signal how competent you are, and boy is it a great signal.

The full regression model predicting resilient versus competent group membership for boys accounted for 35% of the variance.

Other studies found that girls are less encouraged to partake in mathematics/science related activities than boys and parents perceive boys as more competent in mathematics than girls as well as perceiving mathematics as a male subject (e.g., Eccles[Parsons] et al. 1983).

But on Friday, an agreement was reached in which the boy was found competent and he pled to a lesser charge of sexual battery.

Ms. Marino said the boys were not competent to agree to the plea deal, and the new lawyers tried to introduce a motion today to have the boys' competency evaluated.