"takes concentration" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to talk about the act of focusing intently on something. For example, "Studying for a test takes concentration."
But his gregariousness, the habit of a lifetime, takes concentration.
It takes concentration to avoid stepping on them.
I only take in so much of this, because the cycling, while fun, takes concentration.
"There are all these great graphics, and it takes concentration to home in and focus on the actual information".
It takes concentration, but following the ingenious interplay of Mehldau, Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier can be quite enthralling.
I know golfers go to the range to get better, and that takes concentration and focus.
Accordingly, we did not take concentration in other tissues such as the brain into consideration.
Effect of Pb2+ concentration studies were carried out by taking concentration in the range 500 to 2300 mg L−1 at temperature 30 °C (Fig. 5c).
Current-voltage characteristics of ion transfer across the ITIES was theoretically studied, taking concentration polarization into account through the Nernst-Planck equation in the diffusion boundary layers.
Steps are shallow and take concentration to climb, which turns the whole experience into a meditative exercise.
"... probably VR helped to take concentration off... probably helped take away a lot of the anticipation away from the treatment".
