Sentence examples for a growing devotion from inspiring English sources

All had local governments with elections open to most free men, with a growing devotion to the ancient rights of Englishmen and a sense of self-government stimulating support for republicanism.

But if the rapidly lengthening list is a testament to Indonesia's growing devotion, it has also become a source of one of its perennial problems: corruption.

"The growing devotion to the Virgin is a visible testimony of her presence in the soul of the Cuban people," he said.

Mr. Tsarnaev portrayed his quitting as a reflection of the sport's incompatibility with his growing devotion to Islam.

This year, he told his lawyers that he began growing a beard out of devotion to his Muslim faith, although Army regulations prohibit soldiers from wearing beards.

Recent years have seen increased attendance at mosques, more men growing beards as a sign of devotion, and more women forgoing traditional colourful dress and donning headscarves.

As a result of this growing secularization, there is a lot of understanding of Buddhism on an intellectual level, but very little joy and devotion.

A few months ago, Major Hasan's assertion that he grew a beard out of devotion to his Muslim faith seemed a side issue as pretrial hearings were held at a military court on the base.

Horwitz moves nimbly through Brown's deepening involvement in the movement in the 1830s and '40s, setting his devotion alongside the growing national conflict over slavery's place in a country ostensibly dedicated to equality.

Develop a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

''It takes a while to heal and get growing afterward.'' Brownback's devotion to his tax cuts would make it difficult, if not impossible, for him to live up to a second goal he had set for his administration: increasing spending on education.