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At the same time, older people have gained in value today precisely because of their unique experience of living conditions that have now become rare because of rapid change, but that could come back.
And yet, when I went to look at alternative treatments, I also gained perspective on other treatments.
But I thought I needed to lose weight, and when I gained it back, of course I blamed myself.
Forty percent of them have gained even more.
And it is the product of a complex historical process, one which has gained ground with the rise of Islamic conservatism since the late 1970s.
We kept doing what we promised, slowly we gained their trust.
Dr. Ma Thida, a leading human rights activist who had nearly died in prison and had spent many years in solitary confinement, told me she was grateful to her jailers for the time she had had to think, for the wisdom she had gained, for the chance to hone her meditation skills.
Okay, I want to close by talking about some insights I gained while on sabbatical last year in the Carnegie Mellon art school.
And he gained the title Augustus in 27 BCE when the Senate granted him additional honors.
I tried it and gained 10 pounds in the wrong places.
What have I gained?
And I've gained spirituality.
"You may have lost a father," he told her, "but you've gained an uncle."
Over the last decade, seven million foreigners gained American citizenship.
In the meanwhile, how many Americans gained a place in the middle class?
This says, "Hardly anyone knows how much is gained by ignoring the future."
It's how they gained popular support for their opinions.
Number 12: If you could wake up tomorrow having gained any one quality or ability, what would it be?
Therefore, the losing candidate may have gained more than 50% of the ballots cast by voters, but failed to gain 270 of the electoral votes.
EV: You gained 5 pounds since yesterday; take apple instead of chocolate.
The Lancasters first gained the throne when Richard II was deposed by his cousin Henry IV in 1399.
By strategically annexing the city of Timbuktu, and reestablishing power over the city of Gao, he gained control over important trade routes between the Mediterranean and the West African Coast, continuing a period of expansion, which dramatically increased Mali's size.
After the Ming dynasty gained control in 1368, they began to refortify and further consolidate the wall using bricks and stones from local kilns.
The excitement you'll feel knowing that whatever the result, you'll have gained greater knowledge and understanding.
This is known as ionizing radiation because an atom that has lost or gained electrons is called an ion.
But as people became more interconnected and writing gained importance, written language was standardized to allow broader communication and ensure that people in different parts of a realm could understand each other.
However, this switch came too late for thirteen former colonies that had already gained independence.
This progressive religious movement rose in popularity and gained support from some of San Francisco's most prominent politicians.
And this gained Einstein prominence around the world.
And with this, they gained introspection: the ability to think about their own thoughts.
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