• For example, the Conservatives want child-care support for all, whereas Mr Martin argues that it should be concentrated on poorer families.

    ECONOMIST: A strong start from the Conservatives

  • The NHS review was carried out amid fears expertise was spread too thinly, and has already concluded surgery should be concentrated on fewer sites.

    BBC: The Royal Brompton Hospital

  • All our efforts must now be concentrated on saving his life.

    CNN: Syria cracking down on journalists, activists say

  • Instead, the Starting Over fair will be concentrated on "well-being".

    BBC: Opening the doors on divorce

  • He told BBC London the alternatives offered by Gatwick, Stansted and two sites in the Thames Estuary should be concentrated on, and the idea of Heathrow expansion "closed down".

    BBC: Heathrow expansion protesters hold Barnes rally

  • But Young refused to get carried away and said now all the region's attentions would be concentrated on getting a result against Bath next week and making it into the EDF semi-finals.

    BBC: Halfpenny is compared to Williams

  • "Work on the banana genome will be concentrated on finding ways to improve the varieties on which Africans depend for their survival, rather than the one you and I buy off supermarket shelves, " he said.

    BBC: Bananas could split for good

  • "I wanted to be concentrated only on my repertoire, on my interpretations, " he told me during this studio performance.

    NPR: Rafal Blechacz's Single-Minded Chopin

  • But it is possible that in future this may be uneconomic, and that growing coppiced wood for burning will be mainly concentrated on the high-value market for wood-burning stoves in the homes of the rich.

    BBC: Biomass may hinder climate fight

  • Inmates have plenty of time to be evaluated for introduction into a more public forum and any violation, however minor, must be dealt with swiftly and concentrated on the inmate.

    FORBES: Prison Labor Helping to Balance Budgets

  • Tourism became an insidious influence on the debate between the party that wanted Venice to be a creature of its past which concentrated on conservation and restoration, and those who preferred to improve the quality of life even if that meant changing the face of the place.

    ECONOMIST: Venice

  • Still, it might be better if the sceptics concentrated not on attacking trade as such, but on demanding help for the workers who suffer as a result of economic progress, whether the cause is trade or technology.

    ECONOMIST: Profits over people

  • If Europe's minds are indeed genuinely concentrated on high, no time should be wasted in taking action lower down.

    ECONOMIST: The next Balkan war

  • While the technology can be used with other forms of entertainment, researchers concentrated on gaming, since they're able to generate source material that works well with the effects.

    ENGADGET

  • "The top shows are not concentrated on Thursday nights as they used to be, " says David Poltrack, chief research officer at CBS Corp.

    WSJ: No Longer 'Must-See TV'

  • Ever since the Dover Trial, when ID was judged to be another form of creationism, its chief proponents have concentrated on trying to insinuate books and resources that are critical of evolution into the classroom, without openly offering creationist theories as alternatives.

    FORBES: Creeping Creationism in Louisiana Public Schools?

  • He said although the Millennium Development Goals - on relieving poverty and disease in the world's poorest nations - concentrated on advances in primary education, that would not be enough to create the skills necessary to transform economies.

    BBC: Davos 2012: Africa leaders urge co-operation

  • From the beginning, they concentrated on both education and charity and this ethos continues to be paramount today.

    UNESCO: Detailview | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

  • In a sign that the market pessimism seems concentrated on Japan, the most-recent selloff appeared to be contained to Tokyo stocks, as shares in other Asian markets fell only slightly and stocks were higher in Europe.

    WSJ: 5.2% Drop Takes Tokyo Stocks Into a Correction

  • Lord Birt, who is advising the prime minister on transport, is understood to have concluded that rail investment needs to be concentrated in London and the south-east.

    ECONOMIST: Railways

  • Their remarks have concentrated on what is already largely recognized - that Israel's home front will be targeted by long-range missiles.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Addressing Israel's homegrown enemies

  • Emerging markets bonds have gained favor in recent months on the valid belief that in the near future, global economic growth will be concentrated outside the most developed countries.

    FORBES: Is Emerging Markets Debt Cheap?

  • It proved to be enough for the world number four, and he noticeably protected his ankle from any unnecessary stress as he concentrated on winning his service games.

    BBC: Murray edges through Dubai opener

  • When Ehud Olmert, Israel's previous prime minister, embarked on direct negotiations with the Palestinians, settlement construction was concentrated within or close to the likely borders of Jewish territory, on the assumption that other land would be evacuated.

    ECONOMIST: Building starts again in the Israeli settlements

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