Example sentences of "[vb mod] be devoted to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The members of the editorial group spontaneously agreed that the royalties should be devoted to spiritual and charitable purposes . |
| 2 | On the basis of their needs assessment , which includes consultation with consumer groups and GPs , purchasing authorities adjust their priorities in terms of the balance of resources which should be devoted to particular care groups , and the balance between health promotion , prevention , treatment and care . |
| 3 | After rising and saying his prayers , the poet should retire to his study and … engage in the study of the ancillary sciences : lexicography , metrics and so forth The second quarter of the day should be devoted to poetic composition … |
| 4 | A similar thesis could be devoted to nautical anthologies . |
| 5 | The meeting agreed that 70 per cent of training would be devoted to political studies , with the remaining 30 per cent for military training . |
| 6 | The funds would be devoted to agricultural improvement , the revival of industry , and social and educational reforms . |
| 7 | Although situated entirely in the Libyan section of the continental shelf , 10 per cent of the revenue from the field would be devoted to joint projects , including one to connect the two countries ' power grids , a 300-km motorway between Ras Jedir on the border and Sfax in Tunisia , and a pipeline linking the Libyan refinery in Zuwarah , 200 km west of Tripoli , with the Tunisian port of Zarzis . |
| 8 | The sales will incorporate consignments in the £400 ( $700 ) to £1200 ( $2,100 ) price range and will be devoted to European Decorative Arts from 1600 to 1940 and Oriental Art from around 300 BC to 1916 . |
| 9 | An important part of the effort at each centre will be devoted to technical issues relating to the development of the software that is needed to make the information more accessible to potential users . |
| 10 | Though the system has now been modified for some years , local authorities still play a crucial role in the shaping of the local environment by , for example , forecasting the need for roads for travel to work or leisure , and thus plan on the basis of that need Planners seek to influence behaviour , for example , by deciding that particular zones will be devoted to industrial estates , others to shopping centres and residential use in order to harmonise traffic movement and so on . |
| 11 | Particular attention will be devoted to recent proposals to reform UK competition policy . |
| 12 | How much will be devoted to other demands — home , family , paid employment perhaps ? |
| 13 | This section will be devoted to recommended publications relevant to educational research . |
| 14 | If , for example , the bulk of the academic element is contained in the first two years of a course , then the second two can be devoted to developing teaching strategies . |