Sentence examples for resident devoted from inspiring English sources

Mr. Herman, a Brooklyn resident, devoted himself to saving and creating manufacturing jobs, whether as president of the Garment Industry Development Corporation, a labor-management partnership, or as New York State's deputy labor commissioner.

"The status quo is unacceptable," said Mark Ryavec, president of the Venice Stakeholders Association, a group of residents devoted to removing R.V.'s from the area.

It also agreed to give a hiring preference to Bronx residents, devote over 50,000-square-feet in the armory for community use, provide opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses and give free ice time to schools in poor neighborhoods.

For 9-h shifts, the denominator was 8, as residents devote 8 h to patient care and 1 h to completion of paperwork.

Besides playing in both the Glass and the Guo operas over the weekend, the orchestra, led by John Kennedy, the festival's resident conductor, devoted a concert at the College of Charleston Sottile Theater on Sunday evening to music by John Cage and Jonny Greenwood.

Formerly of White Plains, New York, she was, for the past ten years, a full-time resident and devoted community leader in her much beloved Town of Madison, Connecticut where she spent her happiest days with family and friends.

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

Opulent cinemas populated Kinshasa's most fashionable districts and the city's residents were devoted to 1960s spaghetti westerns, prompting a fashion craze for Borsalino hats and cowboy boots.

In Iowa, the Department of Human Rights study found that low-income residents last winter devoted nearly 20percentt of their income to heating costs; the Messersmiths, for example, spent 19percentt of their income on propane for their home.

"This was a compromise," she said, stressing that many residents are devoted to the ficus.

The Cavaliers have recently sent next season's invoices, with a disappointing record and the threat of a lockout looming over the N.B.A. "We kind of have the mind-set when we win, we don't get too high, for fear of what's happening now," said Bob Madden, another lifelong resident here and devoted fan.