The initial goal of the experiment was to identify the mental processes that allowed some people to delay gratification while others simply surrendered.
We will quite easily believe that the world has been overrun by zombies, and that some people have survived while most others have not.
Some people verbalize their stories while others write them down.
Some people are constantly learning, while others watch TV or hang out somewhere.
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They observe that some people suddenly become rich, while others remain poor.
Some people feel more comfortable with Nikons while others swear by Canons.
Some people will prefer the washed out look while others will enjoy a bit more color.
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Some people take care of their health, while others suffer the consequences of bad habits.
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As consumer choice widens, some people want beautifully produced printed books, while others want enhanced e-books with video and other graphics.
In 2009, Barack Obama's face on the screen in the Caribbean Sea was as sharply defined as it was at the U.S. Capitol, and some people on the pool deck slathered on sunscreen while others planned shore excursions.
Some people trust an insurance company over the government, while others trust the government over insurance companies.
The stench from overflowing toilets and drainpipes made some cabins uninhabitable and many people slept in corridors, while others took bedding out into the open to escape the heat and foul smell.
Some people with herpes take antiviral drugs for years, while others just use them periodically -- for example, when they're starting a new relationship or anticipating a high-pressure situation. (Stress can up the risk of a herpes outbreak.) "It really is a very personal decision for patients, " Johnston says.
Some people manage to save money on a tight budget, while others always live from paycheck to paycheck.
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Some people are still living in mold-infested homes, while others are desperately trying to persuade the city to tear theirs down.
While some people buy these places as retirement homes, many others buy them as vacation homes.
Some people collect everything they can find from a favorite airline, while others specialize in a particular novelty, like the playing cards airlines used to give to passengers.
There are some people who like to eat reasonable food three times daily, while others would prefer to save their money and eat mediocre food most of the time but occasionally have an amazing meal.
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Retaining DNA from individuals who are not convicted of an offence is as controversial in the US as it is in the UK. Some American states do keep samples from people arrested but not convicted while others do not.
At Google 's (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) holiday party, some employees dressed to the nines while others wore whatever they had on at work that day to enjoy an evening of food, music and playing old-school videogames inside a music arena next to the company's Mountain View, Calif.
Some may grant credit to people with scores in the high 500s, while others require 620 or more.
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Some people come to classical music for a good soul-soothing, while others come to it for its ability to surprise and delight.
While some infected people have frequent outbreaks, most never have symptoms and others have just one or two flare-ups.
Some people like to follow Twitter, others have Facebook open all day, while many like to keep up on LinkedIn and other sites.
In some cases people who had lived on the land for generations left voluntarily, while others were forcibly evicted and their homes burned and demolished.
She said people had been quick to offer advice, some suggesting shooting the bird, while others threatened to report her for animal cruelty.
She explained that people had different motivations with some wanting to leave a legacy to benefit others while others used it to recognise the care that they or a family member had received.
Some of the 900 people the commission has interviewed spoke under oath, says Felzenberg, while others didn't.
The reality, as I found while writing my new book, Clutch: Why Some People Excel Under Pressure and Others Don't, is far different.
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