Sentence examples for devoted to serving the from inspiring English sources

The Capuchin Friars, a Catholic order devoted to serving the poor, ran the parish for 35 years for the Diocese of Paterson.

Fukuzawa's original purpose was to create an alternative to the nationalistic and authoritarian government-controlled universities, which were at that time devoted to serving the national interests and training future government leaders rather than to fostering free inquiry.

Labelled a conscientious objector, he preferred to call himself a "conscientious coöperator" because, as an enlistee, he was devoted to serving the U.S. war effort, albeit by saving lives rather than taking them.

In public diplomacy, this means there should be less emphasis on advertising the virtues of the United States and more effort devoted to serving the people to whom this diplomacy is directed.

UNICEF is an agency of the United Nations devoted to serving the world's children.

What we do   UNICEF is devoted to serving the world's children.

Considering the inefficient use of the personal automobile, its exorbitant cost, the sheer volume of urban land devoted to serving that inefficient use and the material efficiencies achieved through ride-sharing and ride-hailing services, we just might have a chance to radically redesign our cities.

Zambon's latest enterprise is Transatlantyk, an imprint devoted to serving up the finest eastern European electronic music this side of Vistula river.

With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and manhunts in places like Yemen, the military applications, and the corporations devoted to serving them (Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman), came to dominate the skyscape.

"We have such a deep respect for the dish in Israel that there are eateries around the country devoted to serving just hummus," explained Inbal Baum, founder of the tour company Delicious Israel, which offers culinary and speciality boutique walks, including popular guided "hummus crawls" in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

And is difficult for his mother not to worry about him.' " General Clark was speaking as a guest of the Wagner School for Public Service and of the Oxonian Society, a fledgling organization devoted to serving "graduates and supporters of Oxford University living in the tri-state area," of whom there are apparently several thousand.