Example sentences of "[vb mod] focus [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was natural that the original biological positivists should focus exclusively on the criminal , since they were committed to the view that the causes of crime were to be found in the individual 's biological make-up . |
| 2 | Think again — T J Rodgers , president and chief executive of Cypress Semiconductor Corp told a Congressional committee on Wednesday last week that there is no monolithic support for Clinton 's budget proposals — the government should not try to build information networks , but ‘ untangle the morass of bureaucracy and regulations ’ that prevent existing fibre optic networks from reaching homes , he said ; he called for deeper cuts in the budget deficit and the end of ‘ wasteful and unnecessary ’ government programmes ; ‘ Washington should stay away from the intricacies of high-tech competition … it should focus instead on the infrastructure of competition , ’ he said ; he also presented written comments criticising the Clinton plan from officials or directors of Amdahl Corp , Cisco Systems Inc , Conner Peripherals Inc and Sun Microsystems Inc . |
| 3 | Outlining the proposals , which will be put in writing to the Bank of England task force set up in to pick up the pieces after Taurus , Mr Pearson said the key point was that any new system should focus solely on the professional market — leaving the private shareholder with paper certificates and the existing fortnightly settlement system . |
| 4 | This reading of the effect of the " fabliau entelechy " on religious imagery can also be applied to what appears as a singularly stark , socially satirical statement in this tale , the concluding lines to the portrait of Alison : These could focus critically on the selfish pleasure-taking of lords with town " wenches " , whom yeomen of lower status have to wed . |
| 5 | ‘ Go ahead , ’ said Jay , enjoying this objective discussion where she could focus entirely on the delirium and dilemma of Lucy . |
| 6 | It will focus also on the demand side of the market , looking at the impact of real wages on employment and the determinants of aggregate demand , such as world economic activity , competitiveness , and monetary and fiscal policy . |
| 7 | The research will focus especially on the preparation of proposals written in response to several key interdisciplinary initiatives , and on the papers , reports and discussions and participants accounts that are related to these proposals . |
| 8 | At other times we will focus only on the instruments , and here you can make effects that are almost abstract . |
| 9 | The new unit , based at the NHS management executive offices in Leeds , will focus mainly on the role of health authorities , GPs and nurses in community care . |
| 10 | The reflected light first passes through the cornea ( the curved transparent outer layer of the eyeball ) , thus beginning the refraction of light rays which will focus sharply on the retina . |
| 11 | The paper will focus now on the use of electronic communication in the scientific community — an academic environment where e-mail could well constitute an important source of scholarly correspondence . |
| 12 | This will be discussed in section 7.4.3 and the current section will focus specifically on the tropical rainforest . |
| 13 | Use a small selected group , say between four and eight , so that the audience can focus easily on the points you are making . |
| 14 | Co-operation can focus mainly on the R , the D , or it can couple joint R&D with the joint production and marketing of the output of that R&D , and it can be structured around sharing costs , restrictions put on the other R&D activities of participants , and rules which govern the production and marketing of the output affected by the joint R&D project . |