Japanese banks have long fixed their attention on being big and important rather than on actually making money.

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Television fixed its attention on the action within the ropes.

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"The world is forwarded by having its attention fixed on the best things, " Matthew Arnold wrote.

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But even as the world's attention is fixed on Georgia, Russian citizens keep dying in the north Caucasus.

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Bardhan has valuable things to say about non-economic topics (politics, the environment, etc.), but his attention remains fixed throughout on the dynamics of development.

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My mother's attention was fixed on exteriors.

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They view their peers as competitors for fixed amounts of budget, headcount, and attention.

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But the case commands a great deal of attention because it would transform the country's fixed income markets if the Court determines out-of-state bond holders should get refunds for the interest they've paid on these investments.

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And if you stand in line at some government office and nobody seems to be paying any attention to you, well, that needs to be fixed.

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