Example sentences of "focus on one [noun] " in BNC.

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1 MANY mothers agreed with Helen Bullock that men can only focus on one thing at a time .
2 Adult cancers focus on one part of the body : the lungs or the colon , for example .
3 Most questions focus on one word , all you have to do is to find the correct word or phrase to match it .
4 Focus on one Partner
5 To avoid confusion we need some sort of structure which allows us to focus on one thing at a time .
6 Habits and patterns of work can become more disorganized : people may be unable to focus on one task because all the other things to be done keep crowding in ; at the end of a very busy day little seems to have been accomplished .
7 It is the aim of this study , in order to maximize this advantage , to focus on one area of financial regulation — the Chinese Wall — where law and economics do interface and where their intersection is one of clear economic dimensions .
8 ‘ It would be really cool if everybody was up there in the photos , ’ says Neneh , ‘ but the slightly tacky side of the pop star stuff is that it 's all focused on one person . ’
9 The chapter has focused on one group of women in poverty , scanning the research literature for information on mothers in low-income households .
10 ‘ The system works through eight black boxes , each focusing on one colour harmony , ’ explains Lorna , who bought her franchise 18 months ago for £10,000 ( plus VAT ) .
11 And , in addition , there are dozens of other autonomous voluntary groups , many operating only in one locality , launched by the enthusiasm of a single initiator , as well as certain quite large national organizations focusing on one type of disorder , such as Alcoholics Anonymous .
12 ‘ But the thrust of our approach is to start at home , focusing on one thing at a time rather than confusing ourselves by trying to do everything at once — which is a major reason why 85 per cent of organisations trying to do something in this area fail to get it right .
13 Although we must recognize the limits of a study focusing on one city , the results are , perhaps , startling , and of considerable interest .
14 Trainees are focussed on one skill at a time , in a step by step programme .
15 Our lives become focussed on one aim .
16 He 's sold his private jet ; he 's focussing on one job ; winning the world crown .
17 The fuss focuses on one scene where the former Brideshead Revisited star has sex on the floor with his son 's fiancee .
18 The National Schizophrenia Fellowship focuses on one group of mentally disordered people , those with schizophrenia , and , in particular , their families , although local groups of NSF often operate in similar ways to local MIND groups .
19 You must have noticed things out of the corner of your eye every day of your life — this is very similar , and the ability vanishes as soon as the eye focuses on one object .
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