Sentence examples for focused on a problem from inspiring English sources
Carla Brown at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, focused on a problem created by one of the great successes of science: the genetic spread of antibiotic resistance.
This month the C.D.C. has focused on a problem that is rapidly getting worse: the rise of prescription painkiller overdoses, especially among women.
"This is why if you're too focused on a problem and you're not able to solve it," Dr. Mehta said, "you leave it for some time and then come back to it and you get the solution".
The jury is still out on whether these have had a positive impact on landlords and the communities affected by antisocial behaviour (ASB), but it is clear that it got the housing sector focused on a problem that is regularly named as a high priority for tenants.
While the S.E.C. has proposed changes that would better disclose or even limit some of these costs, it has yet to act, suggesting that even when the agency is focused on a problem that needs to be solved, it moves too slowly.
Much has been said about the growing gap between the program's spending and revenues — a gap that will widen as baby boomers retire — but little attention has been focused on a problem staring us in the face: Medicare spends a fortune each year on procedures that have no proven benefit and should not be covered.
But many retailers have yet to focus on a problem that will require significant investments in time and capital.
Mary Wooley, the president of ResearchAmerica, an advocacy group, said Mr. Simon had an unusual ability to bring together diverse groups of people to focus on a problem.
