1.  As September approached, the girl took stock.

2.  Asked if the girls take after their parents, Alvarez lets slip a slightly mischievous giggle.

3.  At 10:45 p.m., the girls took advantage of the new system that allowed viewers to call a 900 number and vote for a contestant.

4.  As the girls take their first swings, we seem like natives performing spring rites in the cold, doing the ceremonies that will make spring appear.

5.  At Metropolis Fencing, I once saw a skinny teen-age girl take on a much older man, who looked like he belonged on a wrestling mat.

6.  Did that real short girl take your lunch money again?"

7.  Experts cite the influence of popular culture, stress and peer pressure to explain why girls increasingly take these risks.

8.  Girls can take the series of classes more than once.

9.  Guys and a Doll is how Broadway might title this show _ the girl taking on the boys _ but it certainly won't be a musical.

10.  How well a family actually functions, however, had a much greater effect on girls than boys, she says, probably because girls take responsibility for relationships.