The phrase "a decided focus" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a clear and strong emphasis or concentration on a particular subject or issue.
Example: "The research project has a decided focus on renewable energy solutions."
Alternatives: "a clear emphasis" or "a strong concentration".
After all, Fossil's most recent Wear OS devices had a decided health focus, in keeping with most recent smartwatches.
[11a] As binding had already been confirmed crystallographically for the A oligosaccharide analog 3 a, we decided to focus our attention on the B pentasaccharide 4, and Lewis-y tetrasaccharide 5. Several syntheses of tetrasaccharide 5 have been reported, however, we were surprised to find no published syntheses of pentasaccharide 4 (Scheme 1).
If a coach decided to focus solely on developing the talent of the bench and average players, it is doubtful that fans would approve — it would reduce the competitiveness of the team.
For the current analysis we a priori decided to focus on five of the GI symptoms which we judged to be more likely to be associated with dietary intake, including "A bad taste in your mouth," "Loss of appetite," "Nausea or being sick to your stomach," "Vomiting," and "Abdominal bloating or gas".
Because of the possible association between head circumference at birth and cognitive development in childhood (Yanney and Marlow 2004), and because of the availability of both pre- and postnatal measures of head circumference by different approaches, we a priori decided to focus on ultrasound measures of head circumference.
Once a user has decided to focus attention on a single AS event and its associated Difference Region, he or she can then use the Integrated Genome Browser to view the region and inspect the overlapping gene models and ESTs.
The number of the interviewed subjects was higher than that in usual qualitative studies, due to the design of the study which was initially a part of quantitative research, and at a second stage we decided to focus more on an exploratory qualitative direction.
To identify genes with a high BTR and a readthrough extension conferring a biological function, we decided to focus on the detection of proteins carrying a hidden peroxisomal targeting signal type 1 (PTS1) in the extension.
With the opportunity to ask the leave representative a question, I decided to focus on the rhetoric around migration.
When the Dutch designer Joost Grootens was asked to chart its contents in a book, he decided to focus on 163 pieces, but to present them within the wider context of the collection.
