The phrase "already been devoted to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing time, resources, or attention that has been allocated to a particular task, project, or cause.
Example: "A significant amount of time has already been devoted to the research project, and we are seeing promising results."
Alternatives: "previously dedicated to" or "already allocated to".
This implies that part of the financing behind the Affordable Care Act has in effect already been devoted to something else.
Thousands of column inches have already been devoted to details of every aspect of Knut's life, from his diet and favourite games to his penchant for sleeping in a hammock.
Much attention has already been devoted to the administration's malignant torture and surveillance policies, erected on the wobbly foundation of a monarchical view of the presidency by the likes of Addington and John Yoo, a deputy assistant attorney general.
Plenty of column inches have already been devoted to Django Unchained on this site, so suffice it to say the movie still looks like it will kick ass based on what Quentin Tarantino brought to Comic-Con's venerable Hall H on 14 July.
Much well-informed analysis has already been devoted to the tournament and in this spirit the Spin would like to offer here its own considered dissection of a competition West Indies won by managing to hit more sixes than anyone else, thereby defeating opponents who were, by and large, unable to hit quite so many sixes.
Considerable research efforts have already been devoted to optimize and develop processes for dispersion of CNTs.
Already, much thought has been devoted to democratising the processes by which professional art is produced.
Although already some work has been devoted to this important field, much more is necessary.
These properties together with the thermal and mechanical stabilities make it as an ideal host for incorporation of active molecules, and some work has already been devoted on this field.
