fix attention

Example Sentences

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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

The lyric passages at the beginning of the third act fix attention altogether upon Mary's longing for mere physical freedom.

From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin

Such movements increase, with too much sitting, intensity of effort, such as to fix attention, and vary with the nature of the activity willed, but involve few muscles directly used in a given task.

From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by Hall, G. Stanley

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

I have used an extreme case as a text, because I desire to fix attention on the error which parents and some doctors are apt to commit in cases of chronic ailments in children.

From Doctor and Patient by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)