The phrase "as it focused" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something was concentrated or directed towards a specific subject or issue.
Example: "The discussion was enlightening, as it focused on the key challenges facing the industry."
Alternatives: "as it concentrated" or "as it centered".
Net profit in the corporate and investment banking unit rose 38 percent, to 277 million euros, as it focused its efforts on debt markets.
The bureau ignored the attacks on the effectiveness and professionalism of its agents as it focused on getting vital intelligence from Mr. Abdulmutallab.
The spending program, the equivalent of $1.6 billion, follows criticism from investors that Tesco neglected its base as it focused on expansion abroad, including in the United States, where it started the Fresh & Easy chain of grocery stores.
Coca's designs will broaden Mulberry's collections further into footwear and clothing – areas that had been reduced as it focused on improving sales of its bags.
The company struggled all year to get customers in the door, even as it focused on driving loyalty with its Shop Your Way membership rewards, reports USA Today.
The British-Dutch consumer products giant said on Thursday that it was considering selling its Skippy peanut butter brand in the United States and Canada as it focused more on emerging markets.
WALL STREET JOURNAL Unilever Weighs a Sale of Skippy | The British-Dutch consumer products giant said on Thursday that it was considering selling its Skippy peanut butter brand in the United States and Canada as it focused more on emerging markets.
The Tenet Healthcare Corporation, one of the largest hospital chains in the nation, said today that its quarterly profit had more than doubled on higher fees, as it focused more on patients with the most serious conditions.
As long as it focuses on its feverishly needy central characters, neither of whom you would ever want to have as a friend, it remains true to itself.
As part of that, Canal Plus will continue to divest itself of international operations as it focuses on its pay television services in France.
Unilever is in the final year of a plan to reduce the number of its brands as it focuses on best sellers like Lipton teas.
