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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are focussing" is correct and usable in written English, although "focusing" is the more common spelling in American English.
You can use it when discussing the act of concentrating attention or effort on a particular subject or task.
Example: "In our next meeting, we are focussing on improving team communication."
Alternatives: "are concentrating" or "are directing attention".
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South Africa are focussing n getting to tea.
Entire countries are in uproar, and they are focussing their anger on America.
Wired explains why big publishers like Random House and HarperCollins are focussing on genre fiction.
Major institutions are focussing on audience appeal with uncommon intensity this spring.
So-called ancillary businesses are not barred by federal law, and the most careful investors are focussing on these markets.
So this year, Chen said, many retailers are focussing less on the gimmicks than on just making sure they have enough of the products they've put on sale.
Despite this being known, so far councils are focussing on increasing the amount of advice available, or outsourcing the self-funding support service to one professional support supplier.
He also said, of the criminality of lying to investigators, that he was sure that President Trump's lawyers, "given his situation, are focussing him on this".
(Meanwhile, Romney's rivals are focussing their efforts to stay in the race on South Carolina, where the ad market is cheaper).
Taken together, these three numbers explain a good deal about what's wrong with Washington, and how we are focussing on precisely the wrong things.
In the case of Küçük — and the other Ergenekon suspects — prosecutors are focussing on crimes that have allegedly been committed since the late nineteen-nineties.
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