He gave up graduate school and threw himself into work as a volunteer publicizing the AIDS problem.

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Sent to an orphanage at age 7 because his mother couldn't support her five children, he soon threw himself into work, intent on improving his future.

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Anastasio threw himself into the work with the enthusiasm of a novice.

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In January, William went back to school and threw himself into practice, into work.

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Loomis threw himself into the job, shutting down the Tuxedo Park lab to work on developing a long-range radar system that would allow Allied forces to detect enemy movements during World War II.

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