fix attention
Example Sentences
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The tragical end of Charles is of a nature to fix attention, and affords an excellent subject for a pencil like that of Fuseli.
From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Francis W. Blagdon
But fix attention for a moment, not upon their appearance, but upon their possibilities, upon their relation to the future, and upon their place in evolution.
From Natural Law in the Spiritual World by Henry Drummond
But wherever nature is, and under whatever form she may present herself, enough is always proffered to fix attention and produce pleasure, if we will condescend to observe with carefulness.
From Rambles of a Naturalist by John D. Godman
It was thought better to fix attention on the purely logical value of the argument presented.
From Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative by Chapman Cohen
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 S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell
