Word: focused
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...said the sessions will probably focus onhoning the tutors' listening and counseling skillsand making them aware of the resources availableon campus. Speakers will most likely includeexperts from the University Health Services (UHS),the Bureau of Study Counsel and outside rapecrisis resource centers, according...
...relished the celebrity and in fact was the focus of more attention at the air base than even Defense Secretary Cohen or Joint Chiefs Chairman Hugh Shelton. "Thank you for making us proud of what we do," said a serviceman. But a more senior official, standing back in the crowd, gave a cautious critique: "We're being pressed to become the world's policeman, but we don't have the will or the military structure to do it right. Nor do we have a rational method of picking where we'll get involved. Give us a clear...
...princess. In the case of Columbine, when the funerals were over, the service seemed to be just beginning. This owes in part to the fact that the massacre occurred square in the heart of America's evangelical community--Colorado is home to the Promise Keepers, James Dobson's Focus on the Family and vast and growing megachurches--and so from the beginning the reflex was to look not for reasons but for meaning...
Star Wars, in conjunction with a few other collector-driven lines, has managed to pull much of the focus away from the intended customers (children); collectors, with hundreds of dollars to spend on figures and a much more vocal presence on the Internet, determine the course of several toy lines. While I have nothing against collectors, I question whether they need to have four of each figure, when they could perhaps just buy two. If the kids get the other two and open them, then the collectors' figures will be that much more valuable. But most importantly, the kids...
...Star Wars, in conjunction with a few other collector-driven lines, has managed to pull much of the focus away from the intended customers (children); collectors, with hundreds of dollars to spend on figures and a much more vocal presence on the Internet, determine the course of several toy lines. While I have nothing against collectors, I question whether they need to have four of each figure, when they could perhaps just buy two. If the kids get the other two and open them, then the collectors' figures will be that much more valuable. But most importantly, the kids...