fix attention
Example Sentences
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Its mission is first to fix attention, and then to enlarge the circle of acquired knowledge.
From Sophisms of the Protectionists by White, Horace
Of the numerous species of insects which swarm in these regions, few are remarkable for beauty; but many fix attention by their peculiar habits.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina
But if the simplest truth sometimes requires a contest of ages before it is heard and understood, I could not hope to fix attention on a fact which might be taken as problematical.
From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?
I desire to fix attention on the identification, in this country, of the Minister with the member of a House of Parliament.
From Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists by Froude, James Anthony
No surer way has been found to fix attention than to attempt to enforce a law or collect a fine for disobedience of it.
From Euthenics, the science of controllable environment a plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency by Richards, Ellen H.
