#concentrated

The nation did not begin to realize the extraordinary possibilities of the vast Western territory until its attention was thus suddenly and definitely concentrated on the Pacific by the annual addition of over fifty million dollars to the circulating medium. ↗

— John Moody

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For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking. ↗

— Don DeLillo

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As his team prepares, a coach's entire being must be concentrated on winning games. ↗

— Bobby Knight

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Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history. ↗

— Robert Hall

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Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach. ↗

— Ivan Pavlov

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Blacks are about seven times more likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than whites. ↗

— John Powell

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What is art? Nature concentrated. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

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The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages. ↗

— Charles Babbage

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I suppose I had these concerns but I really felt that I had to keep my scope very, very concentrated. ↗

— Atom Egoyan

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You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself. ↗

— Beatrice Wood

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