Sentence examples for previous devotion from inspiring English sources

(In previous "Devotion" pieces she has transformed the Kitchen and the Whitney Museum of American Art).

Vestiges of Mr. Lin's previous devotion to Martha Graham's technique were visible amid the floor work of the ensemble even as the dancers were soaked in water that filled the stage.

"I should have stayed with my conservative buying methods and stayed with John Deere," he added, referring to his previous devotion to Deere & Company, the farm machinery maker, whose stock has fallen just 12percentthis yearar, compared with Nortel's 77percentt decline.

This temporary uncertainty contrasted with his previous devotion to a Hinduism-aligned spiritual path, Allison notes.

Celine feels she is always making sacrifices for Jesse, a writer prone to sometimes hollow and self congratulatory protestations of unequivocal devotion (his previous books like the two previous films in the series have documented their relationship) while Jesse has sacrificed the possibility of a closer relationship with his son by remaining in France for the sake of Celine's career.

First, humanists from Brunetto onward recognized that the Classical (pagan) direction of humanism necessarily constituted, if not a challenge to Christianity, at least a breach in the previous totality of Christian devotion.

Moskal argues that "the strength of [Shelley's] devotion overturned her previous resolve not to publish again".

It is difficult to determine how far previous reigns had broken Catholic devotion, with its belief in the saints and in purgatory, but certainties especially those that drew public financial support—had been shaken.

An outdoors enthusiast since he discovered cycling as a UC Berkeley student in the late 1960s, Schad was a former adventure runner who viewed his devotion to hiking as less compulsive than previous pursuits.

The inevitable "My Funny Valentine," which Chaka Khan's influential interpretation turned into a flamboyant vocal showpiece, was restored to its previous incarnation as a tender statement of devotion.

As mentioned earlier, his distance from Libertarian beliefs limits his interest in voting for that party, especially given its previous track record of ineffectiveness due to devotion to ideological purity.