Sentence examples for devoted its attention from inspiring English sources

The Inquisition then devoted its attention to the Moriscos, Spanish Muslims who had previously accepted baptism.

The Bush administration devoted its attention to seeking out tiny examples of voter fraud and purging people from the rolls in swing states.

Mr President, rarely has the European Parliament devoted its attention to a natural disaster in circumstances so dramatic and so deserving of our support.

It devotes its attention, and much of its money, to grander schemes.

The Transportation Security Administration recently put into effect new screening procedures that make boarding easier for children, older travelers and frequent fliers — populations that are unlikely to pose a security risk — so that it may devote its attention to other passengers.

With it behind us, Stanford can devote its attention fully to its ongoing mission of teaching and research on the frontiers of knowledge.

In a statement, CellCyte said it neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing and "can now devote its attention and resources to the restoration of shareholder value".

Now, Washington was freer to devote its attention to the conquest, settlement and economic exploitation and integration of the West.

Distracted by its pursuit of the AIDS treatment, ICN was only recently able to devote its attention to acquisitions.

The robot, equipped with initial perceptual and motor competencies, explores the "shape" of its own body before devoting its attention to the external environment.

Since March, the 3 nuclear powers have been deliberating as a sub-committee of the 17-nation group, searching for a test ban treaty, while the committee as a whole devotes its attention to full-scale disarmament.