One person yammers on while others nod their heads, mostly in an effort to stay awake.
That might be simply a function of being able to stay awake to finish homework.
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Sometimes you just have to stay awake and you just have to do the work.
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Fans in Europe are contemplating another key battle: How to stay awake.
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In the study, more than a third said they drank caffeinated beverages and half of these said they did so in order to stay awake.
Judging by the anecdotes presented in the Times stories and elsewhere, it appears that these drugs are primarily used simply in order to stay awake to finish tasks.
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Once the lights go off and the PowerPoint goes on, engaging conversationalists turn into automatons, reciting slide after slide of data while the audience snoozes or drinks Starbucks to stay awake.
As Australia pushed their score past 400 in a workmanlike manner, with the game slipping away from India, even some members of the crowd struggled to stay awake as they reached 416-7 at tea.
Some people find that either increasing or avoiding certain foods (such as eating more protein to stay awake or more carbohydrates when trying to sleep) can help them recover more quickly from jet lag.
The VP of Sales left me alone in that dimly lit conference room, and I fought to stay awake for the next two hours as Ron walked me through the deck in a monotone.
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Most travelers arrive in a new time zone, take a sleeping pill to fall asleep at bedtime, drink coffee during the day to stay awake, and wait it out until they feel better, says Charmane Eastman, a professor of behavioral sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, who has devised strategies for people seeking to minimize jet lag.
He said the drug could also play a role in treating people with insomnia, to help them stay awake during the day.
Meanwhile, a mini industry is emerging to help us stay awake.
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At Bhutia's academy in Delhi, 14-year-old Somil, Vansh and Tannay say they stay awake until the early hours to keep up with the European Championships and the World Cup.
While most pills or medications used to battle jet lag help travellers sleep better, the newest prescription pills do the opposite: they help travellers stay awake and alert.
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