"Oftentimes in the press, the attention at summits like this ends up focusing on the controversies, " the president added.
So, I chose a start up that was focusing its energy on being an innovative disruptor.
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If it ends up retrenching and focusing on driving transformation from within, its odds of long-term success are slim.
So Dhanin is shaking up his empire, focusing on core operations: agri-business, retail and TelecomAsia, which operates fixed-line and mobile phone networks.
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It is determined to clean up public finances and is focusing the budget more on expenditure than tax increases, he said.
"The banks weren't lending as much to small businesses because they were focusing on building up their capital requirements, " he said.
The DEA is heading up a new strike force focusing on what Riley calls "choke points": where the drugs and money change hands between the cartel operatives and Chicago gangs.
Lawmakers are focusing on how high up the chain of command culpability for the abuse goes.
Mr. Romney rarely brings up such issues when campaigning, focusing instead on the economy.
His campaign has given up on New Hampshire and is focusing on South Carolina, the next big primary.
The US would like any future trade talks to have a narrow agenda, focusing on further opening up of trade in agriculture and services.
They are increasingly focusing on building-up their credibility on the economy in the run-up to the 2015 General Election, accepting that deficit reduction must continue into the next Parliament but devising ways of distributing the pain more fairly, they'll say, than the present government.
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But big chains like Safeway and Kroger have raised their share prices sharply over the past year by differentiating themselves from the competition--sprucing up stores, improving service and focusing on a relatively small number of exclusive brands that research shows are most favored by customers.
Then-President Clinton was briefly humiliated by the 1994 midterm election debacle caused in large part by his overreaching health care effort, but he quickly picked himself up off the canvas and started focusing on bite-sized initiatives that won Republican support and positioned him for an easy re-election victory in 1996.
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Since then, nothing too exciting has shown up at the event, with companies focusing on expanding and evolving their existing product lines.
It also, when properly implemented, paradoxically ends up being more efficient and more profitable than focusing on being efficient and profitable.
Edmodo has grown quickly by focusing on allowing teachers to sign up for the free service and implementing it in their classrooms.
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And with the UNDCP's help, it has come up with a drug-control master plan focusing on areas such as law enforcement, preventive education and crop substitution.
Paradoxically, focusing on maximizing shareholder value ends up making less money for shareholders, because it leads firms to do things, like the recent JPMorgan gambles that actually destroy shareholder value.
To keep up with the trend, Western Digital has been focusing on enterprise SSDs.
Marketers appear to be focusing more intensely on the weeks leading up the Super Bowl.
Focusing tax cuts where they can free up pent-up demand, which these days means tackling taxes on work and loopholes.
The camera also provides high-speed continuous shooting with continuous Auto focusing letting users capture approximately 15 fps up to 45 frames.
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If they messed up, they acknowledged it and moved on, focusing instead on the things they want to be known for.
Focusing on short-term shareholder value ended up destroying vast quantities of long-term shareholder value.
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But in recent months, particularly after its new CEO spelled out a major re-focusing strategy, Biogen shares have moved up sharply.
Soon after, Inhale's rival Aradigm set up shop across the San Francisco Bay in Hayward, focusing on electronic delivery of inhaled drugs.
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