The authors of such miscellanies were forward-thinking in their sense that some texts are consulted more than they are read; they envisioned a focussed, interested, but not immersed reader, dipping into their books by locating relevant passages.
"Even in practice, if he noticed the other kids losing concentration, he would make up games to keep everyone focused and interested".
The judge has made it clear that he is seeking to avoid the kind of trial that rolls on interminably as the details, minutiae and technical arguments pile up, and wants to keep the jury focused and interested.
"We have found users are VERY focused and interested in transaction related activities when they are integrated with our content on mobile devices," he says.
While the campaign manager here, Jim Messina, briefs him on the organizational effort, aides said Mr. Obama was not focused or very interested in the nitty-gritty details, for now.
But Baird would like to act quickly, and for now, he said, he is focused on four interested teams that have a catcher and third baseman to deal.
Don't let the goal stray from sight: Keeping the goal out front would have kept Ben focused on and interested in his work.
Despite the allegedly enormous consequences, no one in Washington our nation's capital is really focused, or even interested, in compromising their dogmatic beliefs and implementing changes toward repairing our government's debt, the way it does business, and most importantly, eliminating waste and duplication and increasing governmental efficiencies.
Study the map and then draw the places until you know where to place the cities, countries, counties, etc. Color helps you keep focused and more interested.
But the study authors note that previous research has focused on self-interested reasons for ending a relationship.
