The phrase "a diminished focus" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a reduction in concentration or attention on a particular subject or task.
Example: "After several distractions, I noticed a diminished focus on my work, making it difficult to complete my tasks efficiently."
Alternatives: "reduced attention" or "lessened concentration."
"Back in the summer, I spoke at length with Scott and a couple of coaches that I trust greatly, because I was concerned about what I felt was a diminished focus on my part," he said.
And with a diminished focus at the top, there are signs, as with the Esposito episode where he delegated the task of firing the commissioner to a deputy mayor, that the practical mechanics of government are running less smoothly.
Why have college panels called for a diminished focus on tests like the SAT? Did changes to the test help make it a better measure of a student's ability to do well in college?
Discussants Diane Auer Jones from Career Education Cooperation and Jeff Selingo from The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted problems with the current state of higher education, such as rising costs, a diminished focus on vocational education programs and a failure to acknowledge all possible steps to success for adult learners.
Now, with a diminished focus and inadequate resources in Afghanistan, progress is threatened by exploding violence.
Though a diminished focus on fashion could be a positive change, we have to admit we're slightly disappointed she's not wearing a digital dress.
Key issues contributing to food waste include supermarket promotions and packaging, poverty, a diminished cultural focus on the preparation and management of food and household size.
After a three-month stretch in which debates have dominated the conversation among donors and activists, his aides acknowledge that the diminished focus on traditional campaigning has been an unexpected hurdle.
As medicine seeks a nobler framework for its agenda, it will transcend its diminished focus on repair to one in which the newly informed domain of enlightened prevention by lifestyle modification is the rosetta stone from which the anticipated scientific revolution may proceed.
Known examples of adverse effects include health worker migration from other programmes into the externally funded programmes, or diminished focus on other health services leading to a worsening of health outcomes in these areas.
Mr. Dohnanyi says he is happy that, despite the diminished focus on studio recordings, everything, even rehearsals, is recorded.
