Mr. McNerney argued that because of Senator McNamara's restaurant business and political interests, he would not devote enough time to being a county executive.
The decision to brush off the Russians on one of his two nights here miffed some in the Moscow government who did not understand why he would not devote the scarce time to his hosts.
But executives of ABC and CBS, two of the networks that Mr. Bush turned down, made it clear that they would not devote air time to what they viewed chiefly as promotional opportunities for Mr. Russert and Mr. King.
While he said he wanted to see a more detailed convention schedule before committing resources, he appeared confident CNN would not devote as many hours to the task as MSNBC.
After 2009, some former Bush-era hires asserted in conservative blogs that the division had become biased toward liberals in hiring, that it had dragged its feet when responding to conservatives' requests for records, and that officials had declared they would not devote resources to bringing cases with white victims, among other things.
Pot has been de facto legal in Vancouver for years since the police said they would not devote resources to simple possession charges or shutting down dispensaries.
Given their general dismissal of any theoretical risk from DNA material from PCV in rotavirus vaccines, many pediatricians indicated that they would not devote time to explain the PCV finding, although many agreed that they would provide information to mothers who specifically queried them on the topic.
ERASMUS wouldn't normally devote two postings in a row to the same person, even the world's most important Christian leader.
"Really, they've got a lot to lose, and why wouldn't they devote an increasing proportion of their profits to lobbying efforts and propaganda efforts to stay on the wicket they're on?" At this election, key issues such as the future development of new coal reserves are not being discussed.
Angelo told Kevin that he would hurt Chloe if he didn't devote himself wholeheartedly to Angelina.
