Word: focusing
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...space station without a ride. No problem, since spaceport plans are popping up faster than airports--seven at last count, from Truth or Consequences, N.M., to Sheboygan, Wis. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has signed off on plans for a $220 million--to--$225 million Spaceport America to focus on space tourism...
MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Homeland Security Secretary, during his first official visit to Mexico, on the need to create a guest-worker program so U.S. law enforcement can focus on terrorists and other criminals...
...IRAQ, THE SUNNI-SHI'ITE WAR CAN sometimes seem no more than a series of concurrent battles between neighborhoods such as Adhamiya and Khadamiya. The people fighting may have no conception of any greater plan. The wider Muslim world, however, tends to focus on the big picture. Shi'ites are now politically dominant in Iraq, and Iran is the leading Shi'ite power. So in most Arab capitals, the sectarian war in Iraq is increasingly blamed on Iran. Taken along with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nuclear ambitions, Iran's sponsorship of the Shi'ite Hizballah militia in Lebanon...
...four of the Matter paintings, tying into an upcoming exhibition of the disputed paintings at Boston College. However, they say that the project will not attempt to verify the works’ authenticity—instead, it will discuss the modes of analysis themselves.“The focus of this research is to bring to light the analytical methodologies and tools that can be applied to the study of painting materials, such as pigments and binders,” the MFA’s statement reads. “These findings, which will increase understanding of the place...
...after Nelson’s dominant late ace sealed the game and the match. “We did a really good job of spreading the ball around and getting a good hit percentage,” said senior co-captain Dave Fitz. “We got our focus back and stayed motivated to finish the match.” Looking ahead, Harvard looks to continue their winning ways against considerably tougher opposition this weekend with NYU and Springfield visiting the Malkin Athletic Center. With continued dedication to good form and remaining consistent in their attack, the Crimson hope...