Sex differences in ASD is an important topic, but one that has only recently become the focus of attention.

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But as fears about a double-dip recession subside, the country's huge current-account deficit has become the focus of attention.

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But Porton has become the focus of attention recently because of a police investigation into the death nearly forty-seven years ago of a young serviceman, Ronald Maddison, who'd taken part in tests here.

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"He sincerely regrets his behavior and his comments and the effect that it's had on the parties involved, including his own family, " McNamara told reporters in Steubenville, the small Ohio town that has become the focus of national attention because of the case.

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The monster in the background of the videogame threatens to become more menacing, and he now has the attention focus.

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Zimmerman become a focus of intense national attention this year after he fatally shot the unarmed African-American teenager who had gone out to buy a bag of Skittles and an Arizona iced tea at a 7-Eleven in Sanford, Florida.

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