Sentence examples for abstract devotion from inspiring English sources
Both films are rooted in a fanatical quest for justice born not of an abstract devotion to principle but of a personal agony that sparks anger and cruelty and leads to gore and mayhem.
Pressed by the justices on whether publication could be blocked if 100 Americans would certainly die as a result, he reluctantly agreed: "I am afraid that my inclinations to humanity overcome the somewhat more abstract devotion to the First Amendment".
William Jackson, deputy director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Gland, Switzerland, said abstract devotion was misguided: "At this time in history we have great faith in having the technological ability to solve problems, and that faith has proved incorrect in this place".
And there are reasons to feel that the claims about MOMA and its devotion to abstract art over all else are exaggerated.
In it, storytelling, devotion, and abstract dance find full expression — both the clarity of the visualized poetry and the virtuosity of the movement can be utterly thrilling.
The esprit de finesse, the mastery of motive, that informs Auchincloss's more than 50 books of fiction and nonfiction complements Wilson's esprit de geometrie, his devotion to abstract principle.
During her downtime as a practical nurse, reclusive Rosie Lee Tompkins (1936-2006), born Effie Mae Martin, sewed stunning, improvisational quilts that fuse organic form with vivid, patterned geometry to create abstract narratives of individual devotion.
In it is found the first coherent expression of patriotism conceived as devotion to an abstract ideal rather than as loyalty to an individual, but much of the verse represents a mere nostalgia for the past.
Devotion is less abstract.
Ultimately, both sides are fired by unwavering devotion to an abstract ideal, the real costs be damned.
Nor are Republicans defined by any devotion to the abstract principles of liberty or freedom, despite the prominence of these concepts in Republican rhetoric.
