The physical decline runs in parallel to Hawking's personal and professional successes: bestsellers and academic acclaim, getting as close as you can get to the meaning of life – as well as three children and many years of happiness with determined, devoted Jane.
The next time you attend the opera, as the lights dim and the orchestra strikes up, why not determine to devote that evening an extra measure of attention to the opera going on in the pit?
, I determined to devote the sum to a splendid portrait of myself.
After attending slavery debates and observing slave auctions in Washington, D.C., he determined to devote his life to emancipation.
"I'm looking for someone like me, someone who is determined to devote themselves to their modelling career.
Fed up with his roles, he announced his retirement in the late 1970s, determined to devote his life to his family and his high-speed fun.
Resisting calls for his resignation, Northam has said he is determined to devote the remaining three years of his term to racial reconciliation.
The French defeat, in his view, sprang from a deep national sickness, and he determined to devote his final years to examining its causes.
In the weeks before he took office as secretary of state, Colin Powell made clear he was determined to devote American attention to the problems of Africa, a continent that was barely mentioned during George W. Bush's campaign.
Mr. Schenker and a friend, determined to devote an entire night to sampling some of New York City's best dishes, kicked off the quest with crudo and small plates at Marea, near Columbus Circle.
