Sentence examples for devoted himself to establishing from inspiring English sources
Keizan devoted himself to establishing many temples, renewing the religious traditions of his sect, and popularizing the teachings of its founder, Dōgen.
In 1928, he moved to Beijing with Xiansu Hu, who devoted himself to establishing this new scientific institute.
After moving to Lvov in 1895, Twardowski devoted himself to establishing a tradition of scientific, i.e. rigorous and exact philosophy in Poland inspired by Brentano's views rather than to publishing his own ideas.
Once he was settled in the west, Akong Rinpoche devoted himself to re-establishing both Buddhist practice and its social expression in his new environment, as well as trying to salvage what remained in Tibet itself.
In the process, he shaped a life that was also distinct from that of his oldest brother, John D. 3rd, who devoted himself to maintaining the charitable efforts established by his father and grandfather, and of his youngest brother, the scholarly David, who headed the Chase bank and was deeply involved in issues of international finance and politics.
He now devotes himself to gay rights advocacy, recently establishing a Web site, athleteally.com, where visitors are encouraged to sign a pledge to help end sexual and gender discrimination in sports.
(She had been sent there to recover from a crush on a cousin by her mother, Henriette, a woman of substantial size who devoted herself to establishing her cultural salon, going shopping after-hours and lolling in bed).
Traill graduated from the University of Edinburgh (1802) and for 30 years practiced medicine in Liverpool, where he helped to found, and was secretary of, the Literary and Philosophical Society and also devoted time to establishing the Royal Institution and the Mechanics Institution.
Much of Monday's testimony was devoted to establishing the placement of a street light on Corson Avenue, where the shooting occurred.
