Sentence examples for as a devotion to from inspiring English sources

The story of ballet in America also began as a devotion to ballet as it once was; it was seen as something from across the ocean.

Moreover, the Newtonians argued, if a set of irrefutable facts cannot be explained other then by accepting the brute facticity of their truth, this is not a failure of philosophical explanation so much as a devotion to appropriate rigor.

And therefore America's greatness is as much the fruit of evil as of a devotion to freedom".

Two years later, filmmakers and band have remained committed to one another and to the youthful idealism of the movie (as expressed through a devotion to pounding riffs and shrill lyrics, of course).

People who know him say his affinity for Mr. Gingrich stems from a devotion to Israel as well as loyalty to a friend.

For fans of Son Volt, or artists like as Wilco or Gillian Welch, a devotion to alt-country is often a way of triangulating a punk-rock past, emerging adulthood and often serious class issues.

Always a passionate advocate of what is righteous and ethical, he will be remembered as a strong leader with a devotion to making a difference.

And while good friends confirm his impressive smarts, sharp and self-deprecating humor and deep-as-a-mine devotion to family, curiously few call him "warm".

"In fact, F.B.I. analysis suggests that psychological abnormalities, as much as devotion to an ideology, drive lone extremists to commit violent acts".

As well as a sincere devotion to cheap supermarket booze, the girls have learned from their mother mannerisms of pre-emptive scorn and rage to cover up perennially hurt feelings.

Reverence for deified ancestors is common, as is devotion to a pantheon of divinities derived from South Asian Hinduism, a religion once pervasive in Indonesia but found there now only in Bali.