Sentence examples for attempt to concentrate from inspiring English sources

Not that the attempt to concentrate attention on mountain environments and mountain peoples is not virtuous and praiseworthy.

"But his attempt to concentrate power in himself is not necessarily the best way to address the problems.

The latest attempt to concentrate power in government is contained in a piece of legislation which has yet to be published, the public administration management bill.

"It looks like a lot of people are choosing to live in places that are consistent with the vision of the state plan," Mr. Simmens said, referring to the state's attempt to concentrate its growth in compact, often existing communities.

The leftwing president, Rafael Correa, says he wants a mandate to press ahead with reforms that have been held up by powerful interests, but opponents see it as an attempt to concentrate more power in his hands.

On November 19 1995, in a vain attempt to concentrate the minds of the Bosnian, Croat and Serb leaders, the American negotiators at the Dayton peace talks pointedly moved their packed bags out into the parking lot and then equally determinedly moved them back in.

We attempted to concentrate the culture medium; however, the concentrated contaminant proteins, mostly bovine serum albumin (BSA), interfered with the performance of the ELISA.

The supermarket giant's move was applauded by the government, which has attempted to concentrate industry minds on reformulation.

Solution I think it's rude to gab away to a third party while someone is attempting to concentrate on your nails, feet, hair or mons pubis.

He is stridently confident and has broad support among the population now, but, by attempting to concentrate political power in his own hands, in a nation of not four hundred million but 1.4 billion people, Xi is assigning himself the sole responsibility of protecting an origin story that has largely been a myth.

Dialogue overheard on a West Side I.R.T. train, between an elderly lady and a youth attempting to concentrate on a textbook: LADY: "How do you spell 'drought,' young man?" YOUTH: "Pardon?" LADY: "I asked you how do you spell 'drought'?" YOUTH, after a short, embarrassed pause: "Um" LADY: "D-r-o-u-g-h-t.