Sentence examples for favoured children from inspiring English sources

Even at the tender age of 18 months, when most toddlers speak only a dozen words, those from disadvantaged families are several months behind other, more favoured children.

But the "survival ratio"—the proportion of children who get through a certain number of years at school is no better than in many countries that spend less.One reason is that Mexico is still bad at educating its least favoured children.

But the foundation is taking on board criticism of grammar schools in a report by the Sutton Trust education charity last week – in which it was suggested they favoured children from more affluent backgrounds – by launching a drive to recruit gifted pupils in disadvantaged areas.

Marjorie always seemed to be the most favoured child.

The research suggested depression does not just affect the supposed favoured child.

He was a favoured child: "the oldest son of the oldest son".

Although other areas of physical science are threatened with budget cuts, space-exploration seems still to be a favoured child.

Sometimes the president-elect spits it out like poison, sometimes he exclaims the word as if greeting a favoured child.

He worked extensively with underprivileged youngsters, opening Neverland to them and even taking one or another favoured child on tour.

Since premiering at Fantastic Fest last September, Salma Hayek action thriller Everly has suffered the fate of the less favoured child.

For the favoured child Abike, the neglected wings of her father's mansion, teeming with disgruntled half-brothers and the ghosts of absent half-sisters, is a metaphor for the unacknowledged contradictions in her life.