Sentence examples for devotion to the ideals from inspiring English sources

In young Elizabeth Colson the Wallises clearly found the kind of devotion to the ideals of scholarship which they themselves possessed.

Since its inception, the Yale Medal has been presented to 272 individuals, all of whom not only showed extraordinary devotion to the ideals of the University, but also were conspicuous in demonstrating their support of Yale through extensive, exemplary service on behalf of Yale as a whole or one of its many schools, institutes, or programs.

Finkel considers this surprising, in light of her long-time devotion to the ideals of social credit, the role the CCF played in her 1940 election defeat, and his assessment that she "seemed more interested in monetary reform than in the general social critique put forward by the CCF".

In reading this book, I was reminded of the columnist Dan Savage's long-running contention that heterosexual couples would have more stable relationships if they had a less rigid devotion to the ideal of monogamy.

But Morris's devotion to the ideal of military service was less ardent than his commitment to an overriding principle: black participation in public life must take place on terms of perfect equality.

In the British catalog, Karen Armstrong, who has written widely about the Abrahamic religions, minimizes the scale of Islamist violence by suggesting that each religion has its dangerous extremists, but more important, she argues, is that the faiths share a devotion to the ideal of transcendence through holy texts.

While visiting Greece in 1957 at the age of 90, she was made an honorary citizen of Athens in recognition of her devotion to the ancient ideals of that city.

She said that at the time of the robbery and shootout in Nanuet, her devotion to the political ideals that led her into the antiwar movement of the 1960's had been warped by over a decade of isolation.

That is ironic, given the firm's long devotion to the partnership ideal as a unique feature of Goldman's mystique and superiority.

Students have to show their devotion to the school's ideals before they are given a place, many of which are scholarship funded.

See articleThe clerics still ruleIran's conservatives, who call themselves "principlists" for their devotion to the Islamic Republic's ideals, performed well in the first round of elections for the majlis, the country's parliament.