Sentence examples for focus slip from inspiring English sources

But she is done few favours by this lacklustre production of an early play in which tone and focus slip all over the place.

Mr. Summers's predecessors may have been good at wooing donors, but they let Harvard's focus slip from its core mission of education.

Ali c Jayawardene b Herath 48 (England 209-5) There'll be no maiden half-century for Ali, who lets his focus slip for a moment and edges straight to Jayawardene at slip.

This is perhaps the only time Nikpai lets his focus slip.

Letting our focus slip before southern Sudan's anticipated independence in July and the fragile years following new statehood could erode all previous investments.

Allmusic's Andy Kellman complimented its "varied" subject matter and wrote in summation, "Ray Ray occasionally loses focus, slipping into moments that are either undercooked or worthy of the cutting room, but it's enjoyable enough to keep his followers happy and will certainly act as a remedy for those who don't like the gold-bricked path being taken by mainstream R&B".

4.46pm BST Second set: Murray* 6-4, 1-1 Verdasco (*denotes server): Murray is sitting pretty at 40-0, but allows his focus to slip, losing three consecutive points in ugly style to bring it back to deuce.

"As it negotiates Brexit, it is vital that the government does not allow its focus to slip from the domestic concerns that make a huge difference to people who are just about managing.

However, Berdych allowed his focus to slip in the next game and was broken back before Djokovic raised his levels again to level at 3-3.

During a bare voice-and-piano rendition of "Soliloquy" from "Carousel" that went in and out of focus, Mr. Mitchell slipped into the character of Billy Bigelow (a role he has yet to play) as he imagines impending parenthood.

Most frustrating, he says, is the loss of his subject: the grand and tumultuous figure of Winston Churchill, whose life and times Mr. Manchester brought into dramatic focus, has slipped away without a proper finish.