Sentence examples for longstanding devotion from inspiring English sources

Bill will be forever remembered for his kindness, his leadership, and his longstanding devotion to Collegiate.

There were times as well when a listener wondered whether Mr. Wild's longstanding devotion to the steely, dull Baldwin piano shaved a measure of brilliance off his sound.

The problem is acute in classical music because of a longstanding devotion to the concept of "absolute music" — the idea that Bach, Beethoven, and the rest inhabit a spiritually pure sphere, far above the vulgarities of politics.

But now this son of Yonkers, one of 12 children who spent his early childhood in a housing project not far from here, is banking on the rebirth of the city's waterfront, and on Westchester's longstanding devotion.

The problem is acute in classical music because of a longstanding devotion to the concept of "absolute music"—the idea that Bach, Beethoven, and the rest inhabit a spiritually pure sphere, far above the vulgarities of politics.

So we walked out of the clerk's office onto Worth Street that day as officially linked as we could get, at least until that far-off day when state legislators would finally vote our love to be worthy of real proposals and real wedding rings, a day when our longstanding devotion to those unspoken vows could be made legal.

Ford also will put dollar figures on each of the eight issue areas, which will address longstanding criticism of the foundation's devotion to small grants.

The City University of New York mourns the death of Hadassah Gold, Hunter College '46, whose longstanding leadership on the Council for Public Higher Education was indicative of her devotion to CUNY and to Hunter College and to protecting access to an excellent higher education for all.

Within a year, he had declared his devotion to Mickey Mantle and the rest in the longstanding baseball rivalry, saying, "Make no mistake about it: I'm a Yankee fan".

For some owners, Toyota's longstanding reputation for safety and good design had inspired loyal devotion — and a certain environmental satisfaction — that they said would be hard to abandon.

In a statement issued yesterday, Mr. Hirschfeld said he was "gratified to be continuing my longstanding business relationship with the Margo Feiden Galleries, whose integrity and devotion in handling my work across the years has been most rewarding".