Sentence examples for had devoted themselves from inspiring English sources

In the Islamic world, the corsairs were hailed as "mujahedeen" who had devoted themselves to "sea-jihad" against Christian encroachments.

It is even attracting some young people who before had devoted themselves to the somewhat slower paced game of baseball.

The 1968 Elvis, whom a whole section of tribute artists at the Elvis festival had devoted themselves to imitating, brought additional issues of authenticity.

Questioned repeatedly over why allied forces had not yet turned up any of the feared weapons, Mr. Blair said the Americans and British troops had devoted themselves to the more pressing needs of humanitarian aid and rebuilding Iraq.

What Emerson meant, in part, was that his peers, as well as the young men he was speaking to, had devoted themselves to creating institutions whose benefit would be realized when they were long gone.

The question Mr. Woloch seeks to answer is why and how men who had devoted themselves to the cause of revolutionary liberty yielded to the ambitions of a new dictator.

Rare-breed enthusiasts say they have devoted themselves to the dogs in part for the novelty.

Now they have devoted themselves to a purpose larger than self.

Mr. DeLay replies that "Democrats have devoted themselves to one thing only: total and complete obstruction".

The officers who have devoted themselves to the case will see this as a debt repaid".

"A lot of residents have devoted themselves to decorating," said Mr. Foley, who resigned from office Jan.