Sentence examples for devotion to the subject from inspiring English sources

"60 Minutes"?' " Nonetheless it was Mr. Schwimmer's gut devotion to the subject that drew Mr. Owen to the project.

Much of "Silence" seems inhibited by Scorsese's devotion to the subject, as if it risked corruption by the intervention of cinematic hedonism.

He visited the colleges' Web sites, scanning for photos or news stories that would show devotion to the subject he loved.

Simeon advocated total devotion to the study of the Torah.

Thus began his devotion to the study of contact mechanics.

Such aesthetic audacities, on a par with Ross's passionate devotion to the story, the subject, and their implications, are suggested by the film, but none of them are realized by his more modest artistry.

As a champion of human rights, his devotion to this subject was spurred by the nightmare of the Holocaust and his commitment to world order and to Jewish tradition that instills a passion for human worth and dignity.

Burns's devotion to the United States as a subject also requires the removal of foreign distractions.

They don't feel subtracted or elided from the filming but merely suppressed: a gesture that could signify modesty and respect, an ostensibly selfless devotion to the movie's participants and subjects, comes off as quietly evasive.

*A system that ensures that those entrusted with the important public responsibility of performing audits of public companies are single-minded in their devotion to the public interest, and are not subject to conflicts that might confuse or divert them from their efforts.

The content of the devotion includes frequent recitation of the rosary and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.