Well, no, actually it's more like refocussing on the old agenda. From Wordnik.com. [A new week, a new agenda] Reference
Mr Jacobs believed this would not necessitate a change in state tendering regulations but rather a refocussing of its specifications to meet NPWP criteria. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I believe that there is a clear and distinctive niche for our party within Welsh politics and that we should be refocussing our work and approach to fit into it. From Wordnik.com. [Civil war or hype?] Reference
I believe camera systems, like the human eye have to focus on specific spots and unless the cameras are constantly scanning and refocussing or for each camera there is some fantastic software that undertakes analysis in realtime and sends the data on I think not they have their flaws, as mentioned in previous para. From Wordnik.com. [Unidentified cameras (part 2)] Reference
Hello again Spade, fine to be back on the board after 10 weeks of, er, refocussing (?). From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
The fact that Dion may be refocussing on other issues other than the environement comes as no big surprise. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
The US was refocussing on Asia under Mr Obama and saw itself as a "Pacific country", according to Mr Bleich. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
What we saw this week was dithering and weak decision-making, aimed at spinning a cut as a refocussing of resources. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
June 28th, 2006 Google is pledging to demystify the hidden workings of its search engine while refocussing on its core business. From Wordnik.com. [The Gaea Times - A Simple Thoughts Venture] Reference
BTW S4anta, you'd better be here for the Bicycle Bar Crawl - I'm refocussing my energies on building a three seater bike - to buy one would simply be too expensive. From Wordnik.com. [The RiotACT] Reference
Amber's comments also had the effect of refocussing the discussion after it had gone off on a tangent - this effect has been sadly lacking in recent threads. joncui. From Wordnik.com. [Learn Chinese - ChinesePod] Reference
FalconStor says nothing untoward is happening at all and that it's successfully refocussing the company towards increased sales of branded products through the channel. From Wordnik.com. [The Register] Reference
It didn't work out so it's refocussing as a local search site that will provide a hyperlocal, map-based online service to help consumers find local venues, businesses, and discounts. From Wordnik.com. [All Points Blog] Reference
Meanwhile, Deputy Programme Manager, Health Sector Development, CARICOM Secretariat, Sandra Plummer, said the role of nurses has become even more critical with the call for refocussing of the health sector and primary health care. From Wordnik.com. [Jamaica Information Service] Reference
This week, being back to school for Stinkapee which went off without a hitch and also me weaning myself off my summer time roaming / romping agenda and refocussing on house, home and family as summer draws to a close means that everything about my schedule is rejigging itself. From Wordnik.com. [feminist blogs] Reference
US Secretary of Defense William Gates, Landon Lecture, 2007 he prevalence of so-called "Three-Block," "Fourth-Dimension" or "expeditionary" wars of the st century, many taking the form of counter-insurgency or "stabilization" campaigns, is refocussing the attention of policy-makers on the role of public affairs and information programs. From Wordnik.com. [Embassy] Reference
Secondly, as others have pointed out, in the wake of the moon landings, there were massive political, social and economic changes in the works: Armstrong's walk proved the US had won the space race, removing the urgency from continuing the program any further; politicans got short-sighted and obsessed with empire-building; the Vietnam war and various social/cultural changes caused people to insist on refocussing to problems on this world as opposed to others; the late 70's saw fears of a perceived energy crisis and real global terrorism; the 80's opened with a recession that left the public in the West more concerned with their jobs and keeping their homes than anything else; the 80's saw budget cutbacks to NASA and science in general; corporate interests took over the space flight and stressed short-term and short-haul profits over far-seeing grand visions; the environmental movement started to gain real strength and picked up the argument that money and effort needed to be focussed o. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Responsible for the Lack of Public Interest in Space Exploration?] Reference
"We have undertaken a refocussing of our business which has put Bull in a favorable position in the current environment. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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