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We spend so much of our lives with our parents and yet most of it is devoted to routine and commonplace things.

The just like the chalk, devoted themselves silently, and I , the piece of green , will gradually be independent and mind grown .

He had not even begun to learn the art to which he had devoted his life.

How much do you really make for each hour that you spend devoted to your job?

While Oprah devoted a large segment of her show on Friday to Twitter, she did not really explain the service in any great detail.

At this time, "giraffe" devoted to her that "lookout" head out to look, well, found that "the enemy" !

First there was the GPU, a dedicated bit of hardware devoted to graphics performance.

Years have flown by, professor Li is now elderly. Yet, he is just as energetic and devoted to his career as before. . .

Friends will be devoted specifically to see him go so far away, Jerry Yan Fu do not shallow.

He was not always an easy man, but she was devoted to him and became an exemplar of wifely support.

The night before devoted Guy interrupted his wife's concert in Miami to present her with a huge surprise birthday cake.

We spend so much of our lives with our parents and yet most of itis devoted to routine and commonplace things.

It is never easy to relinquish something into which one has devoted so much energy and passion.

If you were in his position, would you feel happy? Would you not prefer your wife to be faithful and devoted to you?

My life had been so much devoted to work for so long, and I felt thankful that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

Gannett has always been a devoted practitioner of the art.

When I met a man of pleasure, who did not try to improve his mind but devoted himself only to having a good time.

For the rest of the time, he is being subjected to English sounds by his busy parents and his most devoted maternal grandparents.

Instead, he devoted himself to an ill-conceived series of blood transfusion experiments that would eventually result in his own death.

He said she had transformed him from a hard-drinking person to a devoted husband and father.

The president devoted the bulk of his Saturday radio address to the work of U. S. Troops deployed around the globe.

that her boss said that she was more than devoted; she was obsessed.

People see him as a green hand in the modeling industry, but Xu knows exactly how much he has devoted to the trade.

That, at least, is the case convincingly put forward at a website devoted to the history of the bank of San Giorgio.

He was an old fellow who had devoted the better part of a long life to the perfection of a mechanical subterranean prospector.

The remaining 350 pages focus on Hillary's experience as First Lady, with just a few devoted to her time as a senator.

S. is so devoted to its own version of the free market that it has become ideologically resistant to finding new solutions to new problems.

After many years of study and prayer, he devoted himself to preaching against what he saw as some of the excesses of the church.

Had Howard known of them, he might have devoted a passage to the "Garden Cities of Yesterday. "

The head of his department was a man named Jay, who was very dapper and good-looking and devoted to his wife, Moura.

The early church was filled with people who were devoted to the apostles' teaching. At the heart of that teaching was grace.

For a real confidence boost, try it out on the most devoted, and least critical, family member: your pet, as long as it isn't a parrot.

She had been with Mrs. T for seven years, and devoted though she was to her, she was sick to death of London.

You only need to pick up a popular women's magazine and see how much of the content is devoted to losing weight.

It may look as if Grant is now as devoted to pro-celebrity golf as he is to acting, but the star is still misdirecting the crowd.

always wanted to be devoted instead of bratty, and brave instead of just a show-off; but truth is, word are always easier spoken than done.

The secretaries who have worked for her over the years have been completely and utterly devoted to her.

The Royal Society of Medicine devoted a day to it this week, and a decision on whether Dr Martin is to be prosecuted is expected soon.

The last two years of Maxwell's life were devoted to caring for his invalid wife, although he too was ailing.

What struck me most was how much of this exemplary public space was devoted to the cultivation of the mind.

But this increased time at the office was more than offset by a drop in time devoted to mundane chores.

We were all devoted into the game and the whole ground was full of convivial laughter and hurried talks.

Google hasn't disclosed how much money the company has devoted to the project so far.

It was a nettle that had to be grasped, but it would offend quite a lot of people he knew, his wife a devoted Christian, for one.

One Chinese web portal devoted a special page to reports on the poverty belt, with a headline "so close and yet so far" .

Yet Palin, with her fundraising prowess, devoted adherents and superstardom, is poised to enter the 2012 contest at a time of her choosing.

But the most interesting era of all, he thought, for a judge devoted to defending liberty, was the age he lived and worked in.

Jiajia, I know how devoted you are to your mother and sister and how much you want to be able to help them have a better life.

The prime minister is an Atlanticist, but a less than devoted spokesman for a special relationship with Washington.

While a lecturer at the Evangel Seminary, she was devoted to teaching and translating religious texts, winning acclaim for her work.

This unit is entirely devoted to this sort of background knowledge. You won't create your first Blender model until the next unit.

How much more important it is to care for the salvation of their souls, that they become devoted lovers of Christ.

From then on, Ms. Jean Gilles has been singularly devoted to her daughter, sending her to the best school she could find.

If he hadn't made his daufgter pregnant, he would have devoted more of his love to his wife, if any.

The hireling, who may watch over the flock merely for a day's wage, is not expected to be so devoted.

All too late, he realized that the blood he saw was that of the wolf and his devoted dog, Beddgelert.

M's wife, a modest and devoted woman, was glad to see her husband relieved of his daily rounds.

This is extremely unlikely, though, considering how much of our lives is devoted to the pursuit of money.

In six months, I was the holiest of holies, with a heart entirely devoted to my prayers and a stomach that crossed the state line by itself.

Instead, I devoted myself to the work on this wall. All my men were assembled there for the work; we did not acquire any land.

Naturally she was hopeful that he would be able to save her and that she could remain his devoted servant always.

Think of my love so profound, so pure, and so devoted, and wish I were with you. I am going to bed praying God for you and yours.

At this point, I thought of a remarkable lady I knew who devoted her life to helping others.

As a child, she was affectionate and pleasing, and extremely fond of me; and I have devoted hours and hours to her amusement.

The only clear highways are those devoted to the transmission of information; and there, velocity is all.

She devoted herself to the issue of why there were so few women writers and why it is usually difficult or impossible for a woman to write.

His pain at her failure to meet or write him rapidly increased as he devoted himself to this subject.

Though devoted to them, he always retained a sense of baffled anger that he had been rejected by his natural parents, according to friends.

She was devoted to her eldest son, but could not accept his wish to put the path of personal happiness with Wallis before his duty.

I devoted the previous two columns in the Working XML series to an old friend: XM, my easy-to-use document-publishing solution.

A man wants to earn money in order to be happy, and his whole effort and the best of a life are devoted to the earning of that money.

All accounts say she was a devoted woman who supported her benefactor in all that he did.

But he saved the full force of his venom for his lengthy and accusatory "Aschroft-Lyon Manuscript" to which he devoted much of1909.

But at the moment, like many single men of his age, he's devoted to his profession.

Do not attempt to use dialect unless you are a devoted student of the tongue you hope to reproduce.

The state was on the forefront of restaurants devoted to raw food and was the birthplace of the organic produce movement.

She was a completely devoted woman and a bit selfish too.

Hu said in his message that Yar'Adua was an outstanding leader who had devoted himself to Nigeria's development and national reconciliation.

Much of the session was rightly devoted to the question of corporate governance.

The surplus could be devoted to the formation of an "independent" or "strategic" "bombing force to" carry the war into Germany!

At a certain moment when my business career ran into a roadblock I shifted gears and devoted all my energies to developing my philosophy.

Besides, he felt that she was devoted and trustworthy. Treachery between master and servant begins in curiosity.

It was the only exhibition that was devoted to high-tech information media at the fourth session of China Beijing High-Tech Industries Week.

I make no attempt to forecast the general market - my efforts are devoted to finding undervalued securities.

Begins with the police came on a few strokes took a quick upright, devoted a good image of the police sketch out.

With a pure heart devoted to God and with the promises to your lover to be true and loving the world will be your oyster.

Li said the student became more devoted to his major area of study after coming back from the trip.

Of late, however, much of that deliberation has been devoted to its own rules.

Important negotiating sessions devoted to the stimulus took place in congressional offices, outside public view.

And for veterans trying to find work in a very tough economy, we've devoted new resources to job training and placement.

With the rise of the Internet, personal-finance magazines and TV shows devoted to stock picks, it's easy to find information on investing.

When I first joined Facebook, there was a well-read blog out in the Valley that devoted some incredibly serious pixels to trashing me.

Throughout the disc, Mack's songs reflect the heart of a humble, devoted servant and worshiper.

But such is her animus against traditional Christianity that she cannot render quite the same service for the faith she was once devoted to.

Maybe sometimes life is really relentless and you may complain that all your efforts devoted in work had never been paid back.

"Head of a Woman" , Picasso's first large cubist sculpture, occupies the centre of a room devoted to that period.

Ronald Reagan devoted a great deal of energy to persuading people that he was not a trigger-happy ideologue.

In the year before he applied to Georgetown, he started a D. C. branch of a nonprofit devoted to teaching children financial literacy.

We devoted all our efforts against the fate to get out of the village, but found ourselves banished in the prosperous city.

But only a little studies have devoted to the origin of the strong photosensitivity in lead silicate glasses and its applications.

The company had expended thousands of dollars on posters and comic books devoted to the subject.

Because Sonya is poor I must not love her, " he thought; " I must not respond to her faithful, devoted love.

Although the team is at the lowest point, the devoted football fans stick by her as they used to.

This noble cause has many devoted champions, and I happen to be married to one of them.

To fulfill her promise, Charlotte devoted all her lifetime and asked no rewards, until the moment she died.

A chapter is devoted to allostery and is indispensable for the comprehension of many regulatory mechanisms described throughout the book.

The fact that Freedom House has devoted so much attention to the United States is significant in its own right.

Let's face it. We have devoted a smaller percentage of our government budget to development than almost any other advanced country.

Those industrialists were devoted in the non-governmental charity activities, and promoted "it" spring up in late Qing Dynasty.

There were regular pages devoted to pets (with a bias towards cats, I remember) and poetry, some of it about pets.

In the next 12 months, thousands of column inches will be devoted to any mildly negative story that can be found about the Olympics.

Festivals devoted to foods like garlic, strawberries and pumpkins are held all over the United States.

Zhuge Liang devoted himself to the prosperity of the kingdom and waited for the next opportunity to attack Wei.

A principal feature of this book is the substantial care and attention devoted to explaining the basic ideas of the subject.

Franklin devoted the last years of his life to the movement to end slavery.

If he was devoted his wife and children, then he must have a soft heart below that hard exterior.

The morning charities and ceremonies took so much time that the rest of the day was devoted to preparations for the evening festivities.

My friends, family, and my devoted fans have been a key force in keeping me grounded.

Even leisure time is often devoted to activities such as sports, exercise, or other hobbies that involve intense activity and effort.

We made a choice, we have devoted himself to human beings, we in Africa can not turn a blind eye to the matter.

James is wholly devoted to his job, so he works like a mule, thus having won the wide recognition from both the boss and his colleagues.

The rulers of ancient China regularly devoted-. many years, of their reign to the building of extravagant tombs for themselves.

As a scholar, Teng Gu had been devoted himself to the study of art history and art archaeology in his short life.

Public funds have been absorbed by regulation and centralised control, rather than devoted to what learners want and employers must have.

She devoted herself to the fight and was appointed to be responsible for the promotion work by the student union.

The first part of this dissertation is an ethnography which devoted to a systematic and comprehensive description of this ethnic group.

Whether athletes, coaches, or the general public in Jinan, have devoted great deal of enthusiasm to the Games.

With all her heart. Completely, unstintingly , she's devoted to you, and you adore her. I told you it wouldn't be easy.

His words sound pessimistic, but they were brave words, spoken out of a heart fully devoted to Jesus Christ.

EXAMPLE: My friend is a devoted cineaste who goes to the movies at least once a week, and has a huge collection of old movies on DVD.

The Institute is the only major research institution in the United States devoted to international economic issues.

don't you think it'd be nice if Reverend devoted part of the eulogy to his life after he was married?

A fan asked what Lucas thought of the passionate fans who have devoted so much of their lives to the Star Wars experience.

She read all the books he gave her and was devoted to Shelley.

After the United States entered World War II, he put on the uniform of a Navy officer and devoted his talents to the war effort.

The Granite Kingdom perceives that this workbook will be useful to anyone devoted to the path of ascension in this lifetime.

Even trade associations, like the Financial Services Roundtable, have units devoted to detecting and countering financial crimes and misuse.

' He's encapsulated that dream in a two-story building devoted to a miniature model of the would-be grounds.

But McCain devoted a large part of his speech to warning against the dangers of a hasty withdrawal from Iraq.

My mother devoted herself to bringing up the children.

People remember her not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian because she devoted much of her time to charity.

As a devoted monarchist, Hobbes feared persecution if he stayed in an England run by Parliamentarians.

At that time, you were totally devoted to what you were talking about, on which you were so concerntrated that you didn't feel shy at all.

As Kevin accelerates into traffic, I take a look at his profile. Handsome as a movie star and devoted to the China boycott.

If you'd prefer to feel on-the-ball, refreshed, and productive, create a place that's devoted to work and work alone.

As a replacement for lack of father love during his son's growth, he devoted all of his love to his grandson.

She devoted to her last drop of blood to the Hao's, Mrs. Hao's mainstay, the despair of her three daughters.

The common thing that happens, says Dr. Parrott, is for a woman to go from loving wife to devoted mommy.

Influenced by his active promotion, a special group devoted to learning, studying and propagating Marxist thought was formed.

Confident of the quality of his fried chicken , the Colonel devoted himself to the chicken franchising business that he started in 1952.

He's such a devoted teacher that we all look up to him.

She was so devoted that even death (and subsequent reanimation) could not separate her from her former leader.

Professional, devoted and practical leadership ensures sustained robust development of the company and high return for shareholders.

Beyond these four sites, there are thousands of other sites devoted at least partially to answering questions.

Humanomics is a multidisciplinary journal devoted to the ethics- economic study of major socioeconomic issues, with a world perspective.

This section is devoted to the proof of a reciprocal theorem between a pair of elastodynamic states.

Rest and devoted family love will soon cure you of this infatuation, for it is nothing else.

One measure of that complexity, the share of gross domestic product devoted to finance and insurance, has increased dramatically.

A round-the-clock television channel devoted exclusively to ageing, dying and death is to be launched in Germany.

Our company has always been devoted to research, development, manufacturing and distribution of high quality specialized valves.

He is determined to devote himself to the cause of education. He is determined to be devoted o the cause of education.

This is a logo for a tech. company that makes consumer electronics hardware as well as software. The company is devoted to innovation.

Elizabeth was a brilliant Iowa farm girl, a good Democrat, and a devoted teacher who became good friends with Hillary, too.

Devoted to religion or to the fulfillment of religious obligations.

Yang Xianjiang, one of the founders of Marxist school of educational science, devoted one-third of his life to editing.

Creation Investment Trading (HK) Ltd. , set up in 2005, has devoted to design high-grade ornaments applied to private cars.

Much of the president's news conference was devoted to questions about the U. S. response to Tehran's crackdown.

With the curiosity and affection to the translation work, I devoted myself to the preparation of to be a good translator for four years.

SISU boasts a strong contingent of devoted, qualified and experienced teachers with a high academic level.

The Sun is shining on the area of your chart devoted to routine work, health matters and sheer hard slog.

This dissertation, however, will be devoted into demonstrating her achievements in this respect and into re-thinking what she did think.

Only recently have historians devoted themselves to describing the new modes of life to which the city gave rise.

He devoted himself to passion projects that he felt could make the biggest impact on the company .

Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point.

His life was one devoted to the cause of the liberation of the working people .

A smaller part of your language learning should be devoted to picking up some of the basic grammar.

The basic character of a teaching secretary at a university includes: efforts-making, initiative, realistic, tolerant, devoted.

to which he was devoted, sincerely devoted.

The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier--or at least facilitating my antisocial instincts.

A good deal of the energy of being alive becomes devoted to this imperative to conform physically.

From all accounts, he devoted himself to the martial art, attracted by both its physical demands and its contemplative philosophical core.

The last third of the nine week intensive summer session will be devoted to a group project to address some major challenge of humanity.

Whatever the topic has not been devoted to the question - the answer will always be a place on a map.

A number of galleries showed politicised work and a few even devoted whole stands to the recent uprisings.

A reader of my poems might think me more devoted to fishing than I really am.

Major research efforts should be devoted to improvements, comparison and combinations of these algorithms.

The feature of these poems was the closeness of attention devoted even to trifling things.

However, people close to the company say $500m-$600m a year will be devoted to property deals in China.

But mainly he devoted himself to looking after the collection and the rehabilitation of his late father's by-then inglorious reputation.

The United States devoted much diplomatic energy to undermining the court and demanding total immunity for Americans.

None was available to the general public anymore. Those sites included two devoted to pipelines, one to nuclear reactors and one to dams.

Another section is devoted to a detailed deconstruction of his campaign biography, The Audacity of Hope.

The old man devoted all he had to helping the poor, for which he was praised.

"Where is H. R. Jacob's? " interrupted Carrie, mentioning one of the theatres devoted to melodrama which went by that name at the time.

There were also nerdy hours devoted to trying to build a box to make free phone calls.

The article is devoted to a theoretically systematic analysis and to a case study of discipline integration in university combination.

Romney has dominated early polling in New Hampshire, where he has a summer home and has devoted much of his campaigning so far.

In fact, the entire first chapter of one of his earlier works, Nation, State, and Economy, is devoted to issues of language and the state.

Class sessions are devoted primarily to a discussion of the principal cases that were assigned to be read.

She devoted herself to scientific research and made great contributions to her country.

Devoted to her mother, she looked after her for many years.

Mr. Corset devoted all his life to the cause of education and made great contributions to the country.

There was an FAO conference last October that was completely devoted to this.

Under this background, the subject devoted to standardizing and calculating methods of side fascia, make the discussion to its structure.

At least one paragraph can be devoted to why the career appeals to the pupil.

At the age of twenty, while reading a novel, I abandoned myself to the chapters exclusively devoted to romance.

Numerous doctors and nurses were devoted to their work even when the disease was as mad as a devil .

When a woman is cautiously protecting her love, she finds that her devoted heart is frequently offended.

This time it uses a pair of devoted lovebirds to embody the love and joy shared by the happy couple.

Devoted Garfield fans will no doubt recognize the fat cartoon cat's favorite quote1, "I'd like mornings better if they started later. "

Zhang hoped her fully-devoted acting and resolution to philanthropic undertaking will efface the dirt of her reputation.

The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the LORD.

The leader suggests that more resources be devoted to teaching the children.

The final phase of this section, is devoted to the tools and techniques that we use in the Set Shop with an emphasis on safe tool usage.

The body of the telegram was devoted to hypothetical topics in order to show him the freedom of range that was to be his.

But all that time spent finding ways around daft rules would be better devoted to world-beating innovation.

A life devoted to the cult of this shadow is what is called a life of sin.

Today the first column of the front page is devoted to an important editorial.

He devoted studious hours to getting up the subject to be discussed.

I found a devoted friend in him.

these scientists have devoted their whole life to science and made great contributions to it.

Above, the Cricket Cottage in Qibao Ancient Town, a museum devoted to the long history of the fighting insect.

As well as fighting for human rights, he devoted the rest of his life to the rights of the women .

Because we run an entire network of websites devoted to learning by typing words on a page, it's difficult for me to get past this.

As far as I can see they are a nice and devoted married couple. No doubt, they live together.

Henceforth, a great attention should be devoted to the research, prospecting and assessment of the alkaline basaltic gem deposits.

Eighteen chapters, covering different parts of the body, are devoted to elucidating the Chinese aesthetic.

We are like sheep in a thirsty land, so our need for a strong, devoted shepherd is great.

Such events are commemorated, but with nothing like the fanfare and resources devoted to royal anniversaries.

Everybody knows that our director is very devoted to his wife.

When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Devoted to her mother, Jenny looked after her for many years.

There certainly have to pay a return, as long as everyone is devoted to a love, this world will become a warm and . . .

Known as the father of the Green Revolution, Borlaug devoted his life to increasing agriculture productivity.

The second day is devoted to pranks involving the posterior region of the body. It is called Taily Day.

Newsstands are filled with magazines devoted to a wide range of physical activities and sports, from Muscle and Fitness to Runner's World.

Last month, WHO issued its World health report, this year devoted to primary health care, which also brings a strong focus on prevention.

He relentlessly requested my brothers and I create grandchildren so that he could be a devoted grandfather.

Everybody knows that our manager is very devoted to his wife.

The paper is devoted to the discussion and elaboration of the polyphonic narration employed in two narrative sequences in Gondal poetry.

Among the private publications allowed in Myanmar, sports newspapers outsell those devoted to general news, journalists say.

Years later, he devoted an entire chapter of his book to his encounter at the car dealership.

His second wife had been the wife of his most devoted friend and admirer, from whom he stole her.

Similar to Groups, the new Projects space allows Think. Com members to collaborate on a project devoted to a specific topic of interest.

All these efforts are devoted to a greater attempt: to explore the correlation between linguistic form and cognition.

The attention devoted to communication, process, and standards is an important measure of an outsourcing model's effectiveness.

But he felt he had the wealth of the world because he had a devoted wife who always praised him and spoke loving words to him.

In all sincerity, WHO could not have tried harder, devoted more energy and staff to this task, or acted with a greater sense of urgency.

Henrietta Thalberg was eventually replaced by an equally devoted wife, Norma Shearer.

Eduction should be equally devoted to enriching the personal lives of students nd to training students to be productive workers.