Sentence examples for would rather devote from inspiring English sources

Many people protest that they would rather devote their time to real work than to schmoozing.

I would rather devote my energy, as I did, to doing jobs in parliament where I felt at the margins I might be making a difference.

I would rather devote winter growing space to something else – garlic say, or broad beans – that are, to my mind, much more of a home-grown treat.

So many musicians let their commitment to new music dwindle by the time they reach 60, saying they would rather devote themselves to deepening their interpretations of a shrinking repertory of favorites.

Foley considers these far beneath his talents and would rather devote himself to creating a portfolio of cherub lamps that will enable him "before long to escape from his servitude to the pixies and the wheel of seasons, into prosperity and enhanced status".

There are people out there ― organizations and politicians, strangers who have never even met Sam ― who would rather devote themselves to denying his happiness.

"I'd rather devote my time to patients who do their best to prevent asthma attacks".

But I'd rather devote my energy to developing political opposition than to trying to unite the votes of the disaffected.

With limited resources, I'd rather devote our efforts to keeping out a drug kingpin than trying to find someone who works a couple of months at Cousin Hector's body shop".

We'd rather devote all that money to the building of the company.

I would rather commit seppuku than fail".