Example sentences of "[noun sg] by focus [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remained motionless for a while , practising the muscle relaxation techniques I had learned in drama , sending round my mental supervisor to check that every part was free from tension , at the same time , striving to calm myself mentally , to empty my mind by focusing on the One , then dismissing that also . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Nor will it work to bypass the skilled incompetence by focusing on the business problems , such as , in this case , developing a business strategy . |
| 4 | Wouters ' more recent writings on the process of informalisation begin to plug another gap in his early conceptualisation by focusing on the changing balance of power between the sexes . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The study will be given specificity and historical depth by focusing on the community on which I have worked since 1970 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She elucidates her concept of epistemic responsibility by focusing on the practice of stereotyping , and in particular , the stereotyping of women by men . |
| 13 | We have approached this task by focusing on the question of linguistic norms , and it is relevant to recall here Principle 2 ( chapter 1 ) . |