Sentence examples for businesslike focus from inspiring English sources

Parks's Zen-like, sometimes distracted charm (she is a devoted practitioner of Ashtanga yoga) was the perfect counterpart to Metzgar's businesslike focus.

But he thanked them for talks that he described as "businesslike, purposeful, focused".

Mr. Stives said that the Internal Revenue Service is getting "more businesslike, more focused," in selecting for audit returns that could result in sizable tax settlements.

She was always punctual, always businesslike, always focused on the task at hand, whether it be trying to beat Serena Williams or promoting Swiss watches.

He and the band have steady work and he credits his positive experiences with the EM team and NEC's Community Performances and Partnerships for helping him become more businesslike by focusing on his goals, developing his personal style and sharpening his organizational savvy.

Instead the mood was light and businesslike, and the focus was on the work.

What's striking instead is the exceptional, Enron-sized gap between this golfer's public image as a paragon of businesslike discipline and focus and the maniacally reckless life we now know he led.

"On the whole, the conversation was constructive and businesslike, with a focus on overcoming the accumulated problems in Russian-American relations".

The two men looked serious, focused, businesslike.

"We're more businesslike," Mr. Parsons said, "and will focus on the business side of things".

So, it was widely expected that today's reshuffle would be fairly minimal and businesslike, strengthening the government's focus on tackling the economic crisis.