Example sentences of "[conj] concentrate on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should he start on the idle or concentrate on the incompetent ? |
| 2 | ( As we shall see , it is members of the conflict theory camp that concentrate on the structure of these material constraints on behaviour . ) |
| 3 | A more recent reappraisal took place in the early 1980s when the decision was taken to shed the foods side of the business and concentrate on the confectionery and soft drinks divisions . |
| 4 | Even after deciding to put public service behind him and concentrate on the private sector , he has never quite seemed able to escape involvement with government . |
| 5 | However , my brief was to make a virtue of necessity , as we all have to do from time to time , and concentrate on the planting . |
| 6 | The Goddess tells Ari to ignore those things and concentrate on the pleasure . |
| 7 | If it wo n't be , then say so early on and concentrate on the developmental purposes of the system . |
| 8 | Then John Collins replaced Sir Bob Reid as chairman of Shell , with a mission to sell the piffling subsidiaries and concentrate on the core business of oil refining ( of which wax is a by-product ) . |
| 9 | Once you 've done that , forget the facts and concentrate on the car . |
| 10 | So we 'll leave all that , for the moment , and concentrate on the instruments themselves — and what instruments they are … |
| 11 | Indeed the gentry prefer to leave business to the professionals ( 'those damn usurers ' ) and concentrate on the arts and natural sciences , religious speculation and , of course , a little hunting . |
| 12 | It 's actually best if you can keep away from the dip altogether , and concentrate on the fresh bite of the unadulterated vegetables ! |
| 13 | ‘ At first the pilots and navigators will mostly go their separate ways and concentrate on the subjects peculiar to their own calling , but after about a week they will be crewed-up — one pilot , one nav/observer , and one nav/plotter to a crew on the bomber side and a pilot and a navigator on the PR — and from then on will attend lectures and do drills as crew members . |
| 14 | ‘ Then I realised I had to work hard and concentrate on the job . |
| 15 | In this book , the authors — who have a reputation for creating innovative language teaching materials — avoid the normal ‘ word field ’ approach and concentrate on the more personal and associative aspects of vocabulary acquisition . |
| 16 | During testing the important thing is to ignore what everyone is saying and concentrate on the bike and the new season . |
| 17 | Select a programme and concentrate on the dialogue for a change . |
| 18 | We can disregard ( 3 ) , which is a prime concern of the EC but does not feature in international Conventions , and concentrate on the others . |
| 19 | It goes without saying that we should forget hardback novels — except perhaps for libraries — and concentrate on the paperbacks which children and their parents prefer . |
| 20 | Better , in this case , to stick with lower capability systems based on high performance word processors and concentrate on the upgrade market when you 've learnt the ground rules . |
| 21 | However , in the reverse way , social policy writers tend to ignore the efficiency consequences of taxation and concentrate on the benefits of service provision . |
| 22 | Personally , I wished Bellamy would quit trying to be reasonable and concentrate on the wrestling . |
| 23 | And er it was quite a good move I think , to dispose of the , the charabancs and concentrate on the private cars . |
| 24 | We sit and concentrate on the crossword , we do n't kind of , unless we get it done quick , which is is n't very often . |
| 25 | She told herself to be sensible , and concentrate on the food and the others around the table , but all the same she could feel a soft , trembling excitement building inside her . |
| 26 | May I beg him to stop making political capital out of the health of the citizens of the capital and concentrate on the real issues ? |
| 27 | I hope that in this period of electioneering excitement we can keep off the personalities and concentrate on the policies . |
| 28 | It is anticipated that the Centre will look to the Package X statistical system to provide the data management facilities and concentrate on the econometric analyses that are required . |
| 29 | Forget about all your worries and concentrate on the bright and dazzling prospects that lie ahead for someone as ingenious , industrious and invitingly delicious as you ! |
| 30 | Would you say that managers tend to lose sight of labour relations and concentrate on the market ? |