concentrate
Example Sentences
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Beijing has amassed such a formidable arsenal of missiles that concentrating combat planes in one or two well-known locations almost anywhere in the region would put them in danger of being wiped out.
Now, very much as in the 1920s and 30s, it wants to concentrate on its own national interests.
From BBC
After captaining Young England, he then became Glamorgan's youngest skipper in 1986 before relinquishing the role three years later to concentrate on his batting.
From BBC
"My mind feels blank because I cannot concentrate."
From Barron's
"It was intolerable. You can't really concentrate, you're sweating, you feel sick. I stumbled into the chemists next door to the hotel, then collapsed."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
