Executive education associate dean at the Paris-based HEC, Dr. Bertrand Moingeon, says his school's alumni have a dedicated team of staff devoted to them to provide ongoing career advice as well as a regular magazine which updates them on the achievements of other members.

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He's a very dedicated man, he's devoted to umpiring - that's been his life's passion.

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Mr. Gross is a dedicated international development worker who has devoted his life to helping people in more than 50 countries.

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They have also made possible the development of totally integrated power systems, which make energy fungible: instead of having one engine dedicated to driving the ship and another one devoted to generating shipboard power, electricity from multiple sources can simply be routed to wherever it is needed at the time.

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He learned early that we have a duty to others -- from his father, a dedicated police officer, and his mother, who devoted herself to their nine children.

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City of Hope's gene factory encompasses 20, 000 square feet of space, half of it devoted to "clean room" labs dedicated to producing complex, genetically engineered treatments for its trials.

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Devoted to conservation, she was part of the Great Baikal Trail project, an environmental NGO dedicated to promoting ecotourism in the Baikal area.

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Ambassador Stevens had a history of dedicated service in Libya, and as he spoke to reporters, the President described the work to which Stevens devoted his.

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The museum contains a room dedicated to the Emirati woman poet Ousha Bint Khalifa -- known as the Girl of Arabia, a gallery devoted to temporary art exhibitions, a collection of Arabian fragrances and oils, traditional jewelery and a women's study center.

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