Word: focusing
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...Swimming League regular-season title in 10 years. “The undefeated season was a reflection of the time and efforts we put in,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “We did what we needed to do and now we can put our focus on the championship meets.” The Crimson won 13 out of the 16 events on the day, dropping only one relay and two individual contests, both to Quaker sophomore Pat Gallagher. But Harvard didn’t let the losses get to it, as its depth easily overpowered...
...Early Korea Project are admirable, and we applaud the Northeast Asian History Foundation for its generous and much-needed financial donation. While the study of premodern Korean history has been sidelined by much larger and better-funded inquiries into Chinese and Japanese history for many years, a new focus on the early years of Korean civilization offers the potential to not only discover the rich and vibrant roots of contemporary Korean culture, but can also serve as a diplomatic salve for an increasingly embittered academic and political exchange between the two Koreas and their neighbors. As an academic venture...
...think that one thing that we have to continue to focus on is, like Coach said, being a little more careful with the ball,” junior guard Andrew Pusar said. “I think they’re good at getting out and running in the open floor and finding guys in transition; a lot of times I think we got a little slow to match up in transition...
Dissension among Republicans runs so deep, about the only thing that could bring them together is Hillary Clinton; the mainstream media's myopic focus on the Democratic race might, in other cycles, be frustrating to Republicans - this year, however, the choice of the Democratic nominee might well decide the fate of the entire election. Some Republicans recognize this; some are actively trying to keep the focus on the Democrats as a ploy to unite a fractured party. On Thursday, for instance, Rush Limbaugh pledged to raise money for a struggling Hillary campaign: "What if she's not the nominee...
...sheep. You get the sense that rank-and-file evangelicals are just as sick of their own "leaders" as they are of the political arena in general. This actually represents a return to normal: evangelicals have historically been suspicious of getting too deeply involved in worldly matters, preferring a focus on individual salvation. So their willingness to vote their hearts with Huck and leave the rest to the Lord is perfectly normal behavior...