Example sentences of "[be] [adj] concentrate on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … a more meaningful and relevant physical geography may emerge as the product of a new generation of physical geographers who are willing and able to face up to the contemporary needs of the whole subject , and who are prepared to concentrate on the areas of physical reality which are especially relevant to the man-oriented geography It is in the extinction of the traditional division between physical and human geography that new types of collaborative synthesis can arise . ’ |
| 2 | So your managers are free to concentrate on your core business — something which could be a key to your success in the difficult economic times ahead . |
| 3 | Having put these levers in their basic positions , you are free to concentrate on the three ribber controls that you 'll be using all the time . |
| 4 | It also means that other staff are free to concentrate on what he calls ‘ business logic ’ — or a customer 's business requirements . |
| 5 | Now they are likely to concentrate on April 's electoral reform referendum and the prospect of general elections under new rules in October . |
| 6 | He did n't tell her that he had been so worried about her that it had been hard to concentrate on sharing the hurt with Marcus , on blocking out the punishment–hey put him through . |
| 7 | How often had this meant an edgy evening , when she had been unable to concentrate on what people were saying because of an ill-placed fabric rose or an over-embroidered antique shawl ? |
| 8 | She had been unable to concentrate on her reading , her mind constantly straying to the conversation she had had with him in the rose gardens . |
| 9 | This afternoon , though , he had been unable to concentrate on the case he was preparing . |
| 10 | However , thanks to the ‘ core plus options ’ structure of the Associateship course , introduced as a result of the recommendations of the Wilkinson Committee , individual candidates are not expected to become ‘ Jacks of all trades ’ , but are able to concentrate on specialisms that are in keeping with their own career aspirations and their employers ' needs . |
| 11 | The only lodgings James had been able to afford were so squalid he had scarcely been able to concentrate on his studies for the cold each winter , and the thought of a house and a wife to warm his bed had been added incentive to pursue marriage plans with Maud Rollerson . |
| 12 | The Audit Commission pointed out that 4 million people would be lifted out of the penury of having to pay it and that it would be possible to concentrate on those who can genuinely afford to pay but who do not . |
| 13 | All language is morally loaded ( one campaigner 's unborn child is another 's clump of cells ) but those who would trick the public by the term pre-embryo should be prepared to concentrate on the moral status of the early embryo , not on dreaming up a new vocabulary . |
| 14 | Now although evolutionary research can lead and indeed has led to major breakthroughs , it is so unlikely that it would not be sensible to concentrate on this type of research , for which in any case there are many potential sources of funds . |
| 15 | He is first and foremost a brilliant engineer and he is happy to be free to concentrate on research and development while I get on with marketing . ’ |
| 16 | Since it is largely new , it might be appropriate to concentrate on the last chapter which " offers a reading of some very different Shakespearean plays " ( p. 196 ) . |
| 17 | Crosby , who failed with a loan bid for a defender , said : ‘ It would be dangerous to concentrate on Marco too much , but we know he 'd love to score . ’ |
| 18 | There are other features of prison life , however , which could only occur in this especially artificial environment , but before moving on to them it may be useful to concentrate on some of the prisoners ' own views of Maidstone . |
| 19 | Would I be able to concentrate on my job all day or would my thoughts be constantly on ? |
| 20 | On the contrary , the learning process is very time consuming and most volunteers are unlikely to be able to concentrate on acquiring new computer skills which may be only peripheral to the immediate problem of interviewing clients . |
| 21 | They may have different areas of expertise and will be able to concentrate on these without having to sit through lengthy periods when colleagues are asking questions about their own area of interest . |
| 22 | To say this is to adopt a quasi-evolutionary view , close to Minsky 's , not in terms of debugging and repair , but in terms of attention and processing load : to be able to concentrate on everything is not to be able to concentrate at all . |
| 23 | Indeed , this type of group is not particularly suitable for those individuals in such a crisis , as they may not be able to concentrate on the material presented . |
| 24 | With home shopping out of the way , Pitcher will be able to concentrate on the football pools and high street retailing . |
| 25 | Peter is also anxious to know when the results might be available so that he can " get sorted out " and be able to concentrate on his business . |
| 26 | However , a solicitor is unlikely to be able to concentrate on advocacy as a barrister can . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll make her my wife , ’ he declared to himself , ‘ or I 'll never be able to concentrate on work again ! ’ |
| 28 | The administrative burden would be lifted from local government ; it would then be able to concentrate on the job in hand . |
| 29 | Silayev gave as his reason his wish to be able to concentrate on the responsibilities of establishing the Inter-republican Economic Committee [ see above ] and chairing the interim Committee for Management of the National Economy . |
| 30 | But schools now inevitably become more tense about a failing teacher or a teacher with personal problems or problems of health who may not be able to concentrate on a pupil 's assessable skills . |