But Mr. Lueck said he was so absorbed in studies, student activities and work that Ms. Pekoe's interest barely registered.
During his first stay in Venice, Manet, absorbed in studying the wealth of old master paintings in the city's galleries and churches, did not paint Venice itself.
On the night set for the escape, Rudi was in the office, seemingly absorbed in studying a report, when, at five minutes before eight, an urgent call came from one of the sentries at the second barrier, who asked to be put through immediately to the area commander.
And Mark who is utterly absorbed in studying kosher certifications, who is tearing through hundred-calorie snack packs and eating handfuls of roasted peanuts, and who has said nothing since we entered the pantry except "What's a Fig Newman?"—he stops and says, "I want to play this game".
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In the early 1860s, he was absorbed in the study of Mill's classic work, the Principles of Political Economy, and much influenced by Mill's Cambridge disciple, the blind political economist Henry Fawcett.
His sister Sheila, who started reading at 9, keeps a journal and is absorbed in the study of undersea creatures, said: "You don't have to do something at a certain time.
Shortly after his return to New York from the war, Salinger became absorbed in the study of Zen Buddhism and Catholic mysticism; later his interest would shift to Vedanta, "a form of Eastern philosophy centered on the Hindu Vedas".
Through his friendship with Laurence Binyon, Pound had already developed an interest in Japanese art by examining Nishiki-e prints at the British Museum, and he quickly became absorbed in the study of related Japanese verse forms.
He was completely absorbed in the study of mosquitoes and, from the standpoint of control and sanitation, probably knew more about them than anyone else at that time.
After college, he got a master's, but he didn't go on to get a Ph.D. because he was so absorbed in his studying that he felt, I think, that if he pursued it he was certain to get divorced.
