Sentence examples for devoted to combating from inspiring English sources

Mr. McCammon said much of his work on the deal was devoted to combating the executives' apprehension about his client.

Scarce police resources must be devoted to combating cigarette theft and smuggling and stopping street-corner sales.

He left Terre des Hommes in 1979 to work with Sentinelles, a charity devoted to combating the prostitution, mutilation and slavery of children in developing countries.

His abductors reveal themselves as members of a secret society known as the Sons of the Dragon, who are devoted to combating the opium trade.

Much of his career was devoted to combating injustice through the development of a distinctly Indian version of socialism.

Sir John said one third of his agency's resources were devoted to combating international terrorism and called MI6's work "the secret front line of our national security".

At that time, he also became a national board member of the Committee on the Problems of Drug Dependency--a group devoted to understanding and combating drug abuse.

In his London diocese, Laud devoted himself to combating the Puritans and to enforcing a form of service in strict accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.

Today, the governor proposed the creation of a new unit within the state police devoted exclusively to combating illegal gun trafficking.

While some took offense to the sermon, the coverage fails to mention that in Hagee's subsequent reconciliation with the Anti-Defamation League, it's national director, Abe Foxman,thanked Hagee, the founder of the largest pro-Israel group in America, for having "devoted [his]life to combating anti-Semitism and supporting the State of Israel".

Mel has devoted himself to combating homelessness in his native Scotland and around the world.