They lost their single-minded focus on health care - and the spotlight.

For example, my daughter, as a young child, had an unusually single-minded focus when she put her mind to an activity.

Now the party's talking points are obsolete because the single-minded focus is on war, protecting Americans and the economy.

That kind of single-minded focus on one program is rarely seen except in mega-events.

They will have their own sports teams, diluting the single-minded focus on boys' athletics.

That single-minded focus can distract people from more serious bacterial hazards.

Their single-minded focus on combat made them the perfect prey.

In the process, they are helping Sandia move beyond its once single-minded focus on the arms race.

I'd always admired how she could relax my single-minded focus with just a smile.

And some educators believe such a single-minded focus on achievement can be harmful.