increased focus
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincreaseandfocus
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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focus
noun
uk/ˈfəʊ.kəs/us/ˈfoʊ.kəs/
the main or central point of something, especially of attention ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandfocusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Finally, theincreasedfocuson doctors' neglect may have boosted defensive medical behavior and risk aversion among the general practitioners.
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Some of these could usefully have been developed further; for example: the implications for the curriculum of anincreasedfocuson standards and testing.
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We cannot elaborate on how anincreasedfocuson verbs than nouns would translate into differences in pronunciation or morphosyntactic skills between nouns and verbs.
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The participatory process encouraged anincreasedfocuson health both with the individual and in the community.
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Theincreasedfocuson accountability also has little to do with real improvement.
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In general, theincreasedfocusunder optimal care on psychological treatments would result in higher psychologist and psychiatrist costs and lower general health sector costs.
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After theincreasedfocuson clinical, scientific discourse in the nineteenth-century case history, the appearance of "the curious" became more and more disruptive of the text.
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International concern about tropical deforestation has resulted in anincreasedfocuson timber-trade interventions and other policies aimed at the conservation of forest stocks.
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We are givingincreasedfocusto water and sanitation in our work.
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Advances in technology, new investment and anincreasedfocuson prevention should reduce this number still further.
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Theincreasedfocuson asset recovery must be accompanied by a comprehensive updating of the legislation.
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We also support the further development of rural policy andincreasedfocuson biofuels.
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Theincreasedfocuson rural development is a significant and welcome advance.
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The responses have been predominantly positive, and have particularly welcomed theincreasedfocuson patient care.
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Thatincreasedfocusis even more vital in view of the reduction in the percentage of lottery proceeds available for the other distributors.
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There must be anincreasedfocusnot only on regularity but also on efficiency, to ensure that taxpayers' money is spent correctly.
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There is anincreasedfocuson inclusion, which involves giving schools additional support when children move to ensure that their records and work are passed on.
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Increasedfocusconcerning the impact of cleaning products has emerged as developmental and endocrine disruptors have been linked to cleaning agents.
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The company was established as a reaction to theincreasedfocusby the global community on emissions to air from the maritime industry.
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