Although poor, he went on to study power system automation through correspondence classes at the Shanghai University of Electric Power.

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After his hard knock at 11-plus, Mr Prescott left school early, went to sea, educated himself partly through correspondence courses, and then found a home and career in the Labour Party.

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D. and a paralegal certificate through a correspondence course, and he taught Felton how to advocate for himself.

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Through all the correspondence, Kahlo's adoration of Rivera, and her struggle with chronic physical pain, are poignantly clear.

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And before I lose you to the videos, I want to point out that as a practicing clinical psychologist I try to be very careful not to toss around diagnostic labels, especially of people I have never met, and only know through reading a correspondence.

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SnapChat essentially destroys all correspondence and photos shared through its app after they are viewed.

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In correspondence, the new science passed back and forth through Europe, almost as fluidly as it does in the e-mail era.

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