Example sentences of "focus [be] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a series of scholarly exhibitions , but again , the main focus being on the pictures in the collection , and against that background I think the 1980s were a wonderful period . |
| 2 | The vertex passes through O and the focus is on the y axis at & a /4 ; . |
| 3 | We are not here concerned with the problems involved in obtaining samples ; our focus is on the survey once the sample has been decided on and drawn . |
| 4 | So his focus is on the future — Sam 's future . |
| 5 | At this level , focus is on the acquisition and retention of the more subtle skills that produce fluency . |
| 6 | Here , the focus is on the temples ' place in the growth of the towns . |
| 7 | It is included at this point on the grounds that its central focus is on the meanings and understandings that people use to make sense of their everyday lives . |
| 8 | In New York City the focus is on the approximately $171 million budget of New York City 's Department of Cultural Affairs , distributed annually to museums and other institutions . |
| 9 | The agenda might be termed ‘ classical ’ in the sense that it addresses problems raised by Idealism , Realism , and other approaches whose focus is on the state as the crucial unit in the international system . |
| 10 | Starting from the premise that actions and attitudes are motivated by the maximization of self interest , the focus is on the micro-social conditions under which the ideology of individualism may be transcended , and collective aims given priority . |
| 11 | The focus is on the user and the choice of action or strategy adopted . |
| 12 | Soon the focus is on the behaviour , not on the inner state which gives rise to behaviour . |
| 13 | In accrediting prior learning , the focus is on the outcomes or achievements of learning and not on the learning process itself . |
| 14 | However the main focus is on the Honours which are now on display in the Crown Room . |
| 15 | The particular focus is on the macro-economic objectives of that government . |
| 16 | A major focus is on the involvement of the middle classes in the visual arts , both directly , through patronage , and indirectly , in their role in particular cultural institutions . |
| 17 | The focus is on the lowest-paid quarter of the working population , which provides many of the clearest illustrative examples of the ‘ distributional rules ’ . |
| 18 | The primary focus is on the social , as opposed to the economic and technological features of competition . |
| 19 | The focus is on the economics literature published in English . |
| 20 | The primary focus is on the UK , but some international comparisons will be undertaken to put the British experience in context . |
| 21 | The focus is on the 1980's . |
| 22 | The focus is on the operational role of custody officers . |
| 23 | The focus is on the Group of Seven ( G7 ) countries ( plus the EEC ) . |
| 24 | Throughout the process and particularly in the design stage , the focus is on the user group — those who will potentially be accessing the information contained in the database and their likely purpose in using it . |
| 25 | This year the focus is on the healthy heart . |
| 26 | There was even a chapter in one book entitled ‘ The Home ’ in which the focus was on the man , portrayed relaxing after some ‘ Do-it-Yourself work . |
| 27 | The focus was on the social relationships in the prison ( especially the informal ones ) , prison culture , argot roles and the ‘ inmate code ’ . |
| 28 | The focus was on the victim and not the assailant . |
| 29 | When he was sentenced to life for killing his former rape victim , the main focus was on the release of the rapist : MP 's fury as revenge murderer gets life WHY WAS THIS MONSTER FREED ? |
| 30 | The focus was on the parole decision ; the early parole date simply brought forward a situation which would not have been averted . |