But perhaps Mr Brown's big achievement in terms of his party this week is that he has refocused what has been a divisive Labour debate on public services so the emphasis for now is on ends, such as better GP services or school results, and much less about means, such as choice.
The purchase of the Cigna unit would fit into an overall refocusing that Mr. Ryan has been conducting at Prudential, emphasizing life insurance and investments.
In addition, we can perhaps refocus on what has been shown again and again to be the path toward effective teaching and learning: the development of reflective instructors who are analytical about their practice and who make iterative instructional decisions based on evidence from the students sitting right in front of them (e.g., Darling-Hammond, 1997a; Loucks-Horsley et al., 2003).
Mr. Dudley has been refocusing BP on high-risk, high-return frontier exploration and production, including deepwater fields.
Northrop's chief executive, Wesley G. Bush, has been refocusing the company on more profitable businesses like electronics, robotic systems and cybersecurity.
And now a new 21-story condo, to be called Tribeca Royale, has been refocusing attention on the area.
As a result, he has been refocusing his columns -- writing less for day traders and more for average investors.
Nestle USA has been refocusing its Internet strategy, she added, so that it is "less about individual sites by brand and more about providing consumers with information, because we know consumers use the Internet to gather information".
The company has been refocusing on mobile devices to drive growth after a first half that saw the acrimonious departure of its chief executive following a row over the company's strategy and a series of cuts to its shipment forecasts.
Meet's arrival comes at a time when Google has been refocusing its efforts with regard to Hangouts.
