And those who devote their lives to doing epidemiologic research are eager, understandably, to obtain results that will contribute to disease prevention.

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You could also devote your evenings to hanging out at a local cafe and doing something productive, like blogging or reading.

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Unfortunately, the idea was that they should devote more effort to keeping an eye on competitors than absorbing the West's peculiar way of doing things.

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