By the nineties, Hurst had begun devoting significant time to criminal-arson cases, and, as he was exposed to the methods of local and state fire investigators, he was shocked by what he saw.
Fortune 500 companies have already begun devoting significant resources to biotech.
And federal authorities have begun to devote more resources toward combating maritime smuggling, not only in San Diego and Los Angeles, but farther up the coast.
Also, there are very committed physicians who believe that this is an important clinical issue, and they have begun to devote themselves to the care of these patients.
The vice president has also begun devoting more of his speeches to spotlighting parts of his background, a strategy the Democratic National Committee plans to incorporate into a series of biographical television commercials in the coming weeks.
After a slow start, philosophers of science have begun to devote more attention to the role of computer simulation in science.
It's not clear who, if anyone, actually reads these works — although they are often cited by other writers working in the same mode — and there are no critical systems in place to identify which books of this type are better than others, though some literary critics have begun to pay attention (Marjorie Perloff devoted much of her latest book, "Unoriginal Genius," to these ideas).
In recent weeks, the Italian authorities have begun investigating Facebook discussion groups devoted to convicted Mafiosi, concerned that some members might be more than fans.
At a time when even devoted idol worshipers have begun to see every new movie-industry romance as a publicity stunt (Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes?), ABC'S "PRIMETIME LIVE" devotes a full hour (Tuesday, 10 p.m). to DIANE SAWYER'S interview with Brad Pitt.
