He gained an economics degree in his 50s, studying part-time.

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Now, one of the things that you discover in studying history and being a part of politics is just because something makes sense doesn't mean it happens.

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The city won support from others in part by carefully studying past efforts by Japan to market itself to international judges, said Ting, who holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Michigan.

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Part of the difficulty in studying the effects of low vitamin D levels is in simply defining them.

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On the side, he took part in an international workshop studying the human leukocyte antigen gene complex, which helps regulate the immune system.

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Incidentally, her fiction and poetry (including an international bestseller) were infused with psychological themes inspired, in part, by her participation in a chat group of scientists studying neuropsychoanalysis.

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Carlos Fraga, 27, was studying computer science part-time at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York late last year when he heard about a Cisco Networking Academy program being offered there.

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She was in the middle of change, studying it, prompting some of it, training and educating others to take part.

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Viral infections in newborns "cripple" part of the immune system and increase the risk of asthma later in life, US researchers studying mice have said.

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She started out working part time behind a bar while studying English at Edinburgh University, and, like him, fell in love with the trade and is now an area manager.

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