While Tony Blair's stated determination to have the G-8 meeting remain focused on the priorities he had previously set - specifically, debt relief and other aid for Africa and initiatives meant to affect global warming - is understandable, the reality is that the focus on agenda items that are unrelated to waging and prevailing in this war is a distraction we cannot afford at the moment.
The continued focus on the health agenda in Africa and elsewhere in the developing markets will be a key factor in their economic development.
The Presidents exchanged their opinions on the diverse topics of the international agenda, with a special focus on new threats such as terrorism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, and nuclear proliferation.
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Since 1987, illegal drugs have been on the EU's agenda, with the focus being mainly on reducing their supply.
Now is the time to move on and focus our attention on an agenda that strengthens the nation.
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"Now is the time to move on and focus our attention on an agenda that strengthens the nation, " they said.
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W. Bush allowed Clinton to stay above the fray and focus on his agenda.
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"This role is not about operational policing, I intend to focus on the wider community safety agenda, " he said.
And he said the inequality agenda should focus on "need" and not "outdated ideology or assumptions which may no longer be true".
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Obviously his campaign has started and he does have some of that on his calendar, but the overwhelming focus of his time right now is on his policy agenda, both national security and domestic.
Mild-mannered and self-effacing, Mr. Liodice transformed the annual conference from a cocktail-and-golf boondoggle cliche into a marketing TED-like event, with an inspiring and energetically relevant agenda, where the focus is on learning and useful dialogue (laced with networking, entertainment, and of course, a bit of cocktails and golf).
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Beginning this month, its agenda will also focus on the increasing mobility of nurses throughout Europe and its potential social and economic impact.
And since water cooperation is a necessary ingredient for all aspects of development, the Day will also focus on the follow-up to be taken in the context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda and how water cooperation contributes to the success of such follow-up.
This group believes the entire agenda of welfare, education and growth needs to be recast to focus on tackling the causes of the riots.
Obama has made gun measures a major focus of his second term agenda, holding events across the country to push for Congress to vote on the package.
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When I glanced over the agenda this evening, I was surprised to learn that the conference seems to focus more on energy management than DR, especially given that EnerNOC has built such an impressive book of business in the DR space.
Obama has made gun measures a major focus of his second-term agenda, holding events across the country to push for Congress to vote on the package.
The unique (and secret) agenda, researched by tour founder Jed Rothenberg, ties together three classic locations that focus on fading, male-oriented local arts -- the straight razor shave, a custom hat workshop and a classic cigar bar.
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