She married George Robertson, a retired music hall artiste, in 1954, devoting the next decade to her job and bringing up their two sons.

Mainly he'd devoted the last decade to molecular biology, most particularly to the study of viruses.

The Toyotomi were still a significant threat, and Ieyasu devoted the next decade to their eradication.

Guy, who has a PhD in sleep disorders, has devoted the past decade to this field, seeing more than 500 patients on a one-to-one basis every year.

Ms. Stuart has devoted the last decade to the adoration of manhole covers.

One successful Boston stockbroker, who had devoted the past decade to analyzing investments, complained that his father would not listen to him.

Mishin, the scapegoat, has devoted the past decade to vindicating himself.

George Bush has devoted the past decade of his life to winning the Presidency, and this sense of purpose has profoundly changed him.

Mrs. Rossbach has devoted the last decade to coaxing amputees into walking, sometimes running.

In 2006, for example, he decided to devote the following decade of profits from his airline and train businesses to finding renewable fuels, particularly for aircraft.