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In Britain, a comprehensive school is what type of institution?

comprehensive

[kom-pri-hen-siv] / ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sɪv /


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They scored seven tries before the break and 13 in total on their way to a comprehensive 70-6 victory in Perth in their Group A opener.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Japanese businesses have urged the government to come up with a comprehensive policy to support foreign residents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

“ETS maintains a comprehensive information security program that is regularly assessed by third parties,” said Christine Betaneli.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

By combining genetic research, archaeological evidence, environmental modeling, and historical information, the team was able to develop a more comprehensive picture of Australia's Indigenous population before and after European colonization.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The most comprehensive studies of racial bias in the exercise of prosecutorial and judicial discretion involve the treatment of juveniles.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Look, CSU and all regional comprehensives in this country have a budget problem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

According to Ofqual figures, in 2019 there was a 24 percentage point gap between independent schools and comprehensives in A* and A grades at A-level - this year it has risen to 31 percentage points.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2021

From BASIS’s first year in 1996-1997, students who failed the comprehensives had to retake them.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2019

Then, in the mid-1960s, the Labour government sped up their conversion into comprehensives.

From Economist ● Aug. 11, 2016

They divorced in 1967, and she taught English at a succession of inner London comprehensives.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2013


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