Another made an injury a point of pride: "I danced hard with a sprained ankle, on a sprain!" Because ballet is such a physically grueling sport, and injury such a common occurrence, it is itself almost a mark of dedication and commitment.
But it is also a mark of dedication that the visionary — Ray was labelled "the Mystic" by Robert Mitchum — should impose himself, or at least the acute angle at which he sees the world, upon the most stubborn environment.
Princeton marked the dedication of Whitman College last month with several events, including a public lecture by the man who designed it, architect Demetri Porphyrios *80.
Data analysis points to a collective dedication marked by a determination by communities to meet their commitments, with the involvement of leaders, committees and especially women, which would determine the scope of the declaration.
His 20 years' service was marked by dedication to such causes as child labour regulation, women's suffrage, the League of Nations, arms limitation, and exemption of farm organizations and labour unions from antitrust suits.
The Torah describes the great procession with which the Children of Israel marked the dedication of the Tabernacle in the wilderness (Numbers 7).
Grounded in global critical race feminism, her three-decade long career has been marked by dedication to publicly-engaged work about people who produce and apply both academic and nonacademic kinds of knowledge.
The officers, Board of Directors, and staff of UJA-Federation of New York mourn with profound sadness the passing of Michael Mickey Tarnopolol, an esteemed and beloved leader whose boundless generosity and passionate dedication marked a lifetime of distinguished service in business and philanthropy.
"California has always attracted people of imagination who felt free to express themselves," said Bill Stern, founder of the California Museum of Design, during a celebration marking the formal dedication of the Eames House as a national historic landmark.
So far she's revealed 12 designs, allowing fans to mark their dedication to fishing, baking, athletecism, painting, and other recognizable skills among Anderson's repertoire of quirky characters.
While the battle was refought on Sunday, 20 miles south at a park in White Plains, the actual battle site, the date was marked by the dedication of a new flagpole and interpretive signs.
