Example sentences of "by focusing [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By focusing on the tensions caused by the imposition in April 1984 of milk quotas the study will document an instance of ‘ agricultural exceptionalism ’ under stress . |
| 2 | In addition , it is the aim of this course to extend students ' understanding of the structure and functions of English by focusing on the problems of teaching and learning the language in a variety of settings . |
| 3 | We have approached this task by focusing on the question of linguistic norms , and it is relevant to recall here Principle 2 ( chapter 1 ) . |
| 4 | Further by focusing on the individual it may possible to shed a new light on the propensity to business failure , a feature neglected by studies focusing only on companies . |
| 5 | By focusing on the self concept , rather than extrinsic motivations such as pay , it is believed that an increased understanding of work motivation in these circumstances will be gained . |
| 6 | Foucault inflects this model by focusing on the possibility of constructing the series so as to repeat the disruption and discontinuity of the ( non-original ) event . |
| 7 | Although in no sense a general theory , Foucault 's notion of power reformulates the problem of agency and determinism which had beset Sartre and many others by focusing on the possibility of making intelligible the strategies and techniques of local operations of power without relying on the dialectic of ideology and the consciousness of subjects , or on their corollary , the assumption that power operates globally and homogeneously . |
| 8 | Wrangham ( personal communication ) has recently sought to explain the basis for these two types of lineage system by focusing on the consequences of intrasexual competition . |
| 9 | By focusing on the day to day practicalities of business life in collaboration with businessmen , it will be possible to see how far what are usually thought of as mutually exclusive approaches are , in fact , reconcilable . |
| 10 | But by focusing on the way party leaderships and their organisational structures block the road to realignment on the left , Hall passes over the fundamental weakness of radical culture in British civil society . |
| 11 | The interdisciplinary course offers a new and attractive way of studying at undergraduate level such subjects politics and history by focusing on the notion of conflict and the particular political and social problems arising from conflict , and in so doing seeks to identify ways of resolving them . |
| 12 | Labour sceptics were preparing to join Conservatives in a fresh pincer movement on the bill by focusing on the issue of a Central European Bank and the European exchange rate mechanism . |
| 13 | Whereas the defence theory , which stresses the child 's unwillingness to adapt , is on the side of the adult , confusion theory , by focusing on the failure of the family , is on the side of the child . |
| 14 | This understanding is relative to the views of David Bohm , which transcend both Burr 's and Sheldrake 's views by focusing on the process at cosmic level , although the work of Burr and Sheldrake can be comfortably accommodated within Bohm 's grand structure and become essential elements in his design . |
| 15 | It would seem appropriate , given the centrality of the theme of death in Nizan 's life and work , to begin a biography of Nizan by focusing on the moment at which he died . |
| 16 | So we can simplify the analysis of relative preferences by focusing on the electorate 's relative preference for the Conservatives rather than Labour , that is on ( C — L ) / ( C+L+A ) . |
| 17 | By focusing on the herbivores and their relationship to changing plant life , we can gain a better idea of what happened next to the dinosaurs . |
| 18 | She elucidates her concept of epistemic responsibility by focusing on the practice of stereotyping , and in particular , the stereotyping of women by men . |
| 19 | The study will be given specificity and historical depth by focusing on the community on which I have worked since 1970 . |
| 20 | As we saw in Chapter Three it was able to give voice to the fears of many concerning the supposed breakdown in moral standards , they equated economic decline with moral weakness and established hegemonic control by focusing on the breakdown of law and order . |
| 21 | Nor will it work to bypass the skilled incompetence by focusing on the business problems , such as , in this case , developing a business strategy . |
| 22 | By considering the intergenerational transmission process , and by focusing on the equilibrium properties of the distribution , we are taking a long-term view . |
| 23 | Finally , by focusing upon the deficiencies of the young unemployed — their lack of training , their lack of qualifications , their lack of job search skills — it appeared that they had caused themselves to be unemployed . |
| 24 | Perhaps too the future of systems , by focusing upon the mechanics of the system , will necessarily incorporate processes , man and change over time , and employ quantitative methods — thus providing an integration of the themes in the previous four chapters . |
| 25 | By focusing upon the impact of man , Sherlock emphasized the contrasts between natural and human denudation and concluded that in a densely populated country such as England ( Sherlock , 1922 , p. 333 ) : |
| 26 | This seems something of a disappointing conclusion because some other work has proffered a reorganized approach , in particular either by focusing upon the environment theme or upon the urban environment , which has been covered by Urbanization and Environment ( Detwyler and Marcus , 1972 ) by Urban Geomorphology ( Coates , 1976c ) and by The Urban Environment ( Douglas , 1983 ) . |
| 27 | By focusing upon the costs of production in different regions , the bases of competition , various indices of performance , and the major bottlenecks to growth , the study should contribute to an improved understanding of spatial variations in small firm development . |
| 28 | In fact , the only film director who flourished within the Ealing set-up , by focusing upon the studio 's evasions and working sufficiently within the grain for his deviations from it not to be too embarrassingly apparent , was Alexander Mackendrick . |