Sentence examples for land was devoted from inspiring English sources

Almost 50% more land was devoted to Gala apples in 2012 than in 2009.

Finally, epiphytotics may occur when host plants are cultivated in large acreages where previously little or no land was devoted to that crop.

A recent homily, preached across the land, was devoted to persuading worshippers that the practice of self-immolation was not the best response to the difficulties of daily life.In the election on May 10th, which was duly won by the independence-era National Liberation Front (FLN), the turnout was put officially at 43%, though many Algerians think it was probably a lot smaller.

According to the International Narcotics Control Board's 2011 report released today, 62,000 hectares -- 620 million square meters -- of Colombian land was devoted to the cultivation of the illicit narcotic in 2010.

Much of the district's land is devoted to crops (potatoes and barley) and pastureland.

Most of the arable land is devoted to pasturage for livestock and to growing hay.

Instead, this bleak, spectacularly rugged land is devoted to a different kind of wealth: mining.

The island remains fertile; land is devoted to vineyards, olive trees, and fruit, cotton, and tobacco production.

Much of the land is devoted to agriculture, in particular the raising of corn (maize), hay, and sheep.

Outside of the Ruhr, much of the state's land is devoted to commercial farms, gardens, or orchards.

Feed crops gobble up some 70% of agricultural land, while a quarter of the world's land is devoted to grazing.