Nowhere is the devotion more intense than in the handful of school gyms and neighborhood parks where the faithful play.
And nowhere is that devotion more strongly felt than in the Caracas barrio of 23 de Enero (23 January ) where Chávez himself votes.
Accordingly, the estimated current unmet demand for prevention devotion is more than two times that currently being provided.
"Over twenty years," he continued, "our returns are going to come down to two or three or four investments, and the rest of this" — his gesture took in the building full of art, the devotions of more than a hundred eager souls, even the faux-Moorish rooftops of his competitors down the road — "is the cost of getting the chance at those investments.
Upon reflection, I realized I felt guilty for having missed my daily devotions (on more than one occasion) and didn't want to confess my delinquency to my spiritual director.
Bazin likened festivals to religious orders, but there's always more than devotion at stake.
Finebaum devotes more time to callers than most radio hosts, and he has been repaid with devotion.
The opposition reflects more than just devotion to local tradition.
The family's financial devotion yielded benefits that included more than one private meeting with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
On her blog, "A Love Letter From London," an architectural historian named Lisa Marie, who blogs under the name Miss Marie, wrote that "the continued devotion of Oscar Wilde's fans more than 100 years after his death, represented by those lipstick marks, enhanced the impact of Epstein's bold, modern memorial, making it an even more fitting monument to a great decadent and aesthete".
