The political analyst believes Cairo would be better off to focus on issues close to home, whether successful or not.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

For Dow Chemical,the main focus will be producing material from algae that can be used to make plastics.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

Participating teams, in the meantime, are trying to focus on football, and hoping not to be distracted by the environment off the field.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

"I wanted to focus on what seems to me to be a most egregious waste of money.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

How to secure nuclear stockpiles against terrorists will be the focus of the Global Security Summit.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

The focus of those talks is expected to be on U.S.-Somali cooperation against Islamist extremists and insurgents, who are threatening to topple the government in Mogadishu.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

President Obama got the most applause from opposition Republicans when he said the number-one focus in the coming year would be on creating jobs and giving a boost to small businesses.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

"On the other hand, we want to be encouraging of ways in which both India and Pakistan can feel secure and focus on the development of their own countries and their people,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"Our clear and consistent focus has been the threat posed by Iran's ballistic missile program and that continues to be our focus and the basis of the program that we are announcing today."

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

Jarrett indicates that will be a focus of the State of the Union Address, "he will be able to set forward his priorities and they will be focusing on the middle class our middle class is struggling out there, they are frustrated, they are angry."

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

It's just we've lost our focus. And so there is a need to be refocusing on the area of science, making it accessible to a wider rage and a more diverse group of students, not just young men, but also young women."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"I have every belief that when he finishes his speech tomorrow, the American people will be able to put aside some of the ridiculous falsehoods that have been perpetrated these past few weeks, and focus on what we are going to do that is positive for this country,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

The military official who spoke to VOA Friday said a sense of the "manpower needs" would be a component of the strategy review, but that the goals of the Afghanistan mission and what approach will be used to achieve them is the focus of discussions for now.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25