fix attention

Example Sentences

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This may cause us, however, to fix attention, not upon the civil war, but upon the revolution of 1688.

From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Of the numerous species of insects which swarm in these regions, few are remarkable for beauty; but many fix attention by their peculiar habits.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina

I desire to fix attention on the identification, in this country, of the Minister with the member of a House of Parliament.

From Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists by Froude, James Anthony

By its distinct connection of the favor of the deity with conduct it has tended to fix attention on the latter and to strengthen the feeling that righteousness is the sovereign thing.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris

Its mission is first to fix attention, and then to enlarge the circle of acquired knowledge.

From Sophisms of the Protectionists by White, Horace