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Ogbuagu pointed out that for a child to have the upper-hand in English language, the parents, teachers and school all have a role to play in the development of language and literacy.
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Ogbuagu pointed out that for a child to have the upper-hand in English language, the parents, teachers and school all have a role to play in the development of language and literacy.
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The Male is given a slight upper-hand, but the Female is in total control of the situation.
The Mating Call Of The North American Female Sounds Like The Deep Bellow Of A Birthing Moose Erin Zulkoski 2011
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Ogbuagu pointed out that for a child to have the upper-hand in English language, the parents, teachers and school all have a role to play in the development of language and literacy.
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Lucas Taylor Ashley Zuckerman finally got the upper-hand on his father, bringing the Phoenix Army to the past, where they planned to mine and strip Terra Nova of all its resources.
Terra Nova: 10 Reasons Why Fox's Dino-Drama Should or Should Not Be Renewed 2011
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Conservatives gained the upper-hand, and wages duly collapsed.
Lynn Parramore: Mr. Davidson's Planet: NPR/NYT Guru Adam Davidson's Discredited Economic Principles Lynn Parramore 2012
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Even when it was Deeds-Moran, the Brian Moran campaign always had the feel of having the upper-hand over Deeds despite his statewide campaign in 2005.
Not Larry Sabato: 2009
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Even when it was Deeds-Moran, the Brian Moran campaign always had the feel of having the upper-hand over Deeds despite his statewide campaign in 2005.
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And while I personally feel no need to defend pork, I think the big fight may be over alcohol, since that is an early target of the fundamentalists when they get the upper-hand
The Volokh Conspiracy » Latest Mohammed Cartoon Controversy, this Time in South Africa 2010
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Ogbuagu pointed out that for a child to have the upper-hand in English language, the parents, teachers and school all have a role to play in the development of language and literacy.
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