Word: focusing
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...recalled going to sleep early in the evening and waking up in the middle of the night to study so he could focus with the light just for himself...
...Conundrum of Man;” for “Romeo and Juliet,” “The Untimeliness of Youth;” for “Coriolanus,” “The Estrangement of Self;” and so forth. With each focus, Garber effectively channels her interpretations of the modern contexts for these plays so that by the end of each chapter, we not only have a comprehensive understanding of the play’s place in the modern world but also a specific idea about what seems its greatest contribution...
...storyline except to set the scene for another fight. To cover up this lack of substance, there’s some cheap and flashy editing and a smattering of out-of-place one-liners. Split-second montages connect some scenes, and nearly every other shot in the car flips focus back and forth between Valentina and her Transporter. Contemporary issues that should be addressed more fully (if they need be brought up at all) are tossed in only for the flickers of recognition they draw from the audience. In one scene, the villain warns with a sinister sneer that...
...fiscal crisis. Waite temporarily suspended his campaign yesterday, issuing a press release arguing that “this is a time not for politics but statesmanship.” Koenigs said that “we shouldn’t even have the debate on Thursday, but should focus on getting that $8 billion back...
...ordinary times, gaining market share was Job One for Japan. But now executives are trying to figure out how to cope under circumstances they have never faced before. Sacred cows are being sacrificed to preserve earnings: Honda announced today that it was pulling out of Formula One racing to focus on its core business. Toyota, which has seen its stock drop more than 50% since the beginning of the year, established an Emergency Profit Improvement Committee chaired by company president Katsuaki Watanabe. Since forming the committee last month, Toyota has planned cuts to production, as well as layoffs...