41.   For Rhone-Poulenc, the sale of the North American business enables the French company to focus on its stronger nonprescription business in Europe.

42.   For the past several years, the company has focused on expansion outside of Chile, leaving a struggling home market on the back burner.

43.   From now on, the company will focus on regulated utilities, energy and telecommunications, facilities management and international operations.

44.   For the near future, however, the company will focus on expanding the two operations.

45.   For years, video game music languished as software companies focused more on flashy effects and less on setting a mood.

46.   German construction companies have been focusing on foreign business amid a recession in the domestic building industry.

47.   Grubman said the companies would focus on a few revenue-intensive markets rather than trying to duplicate the networks of the Bells across the country.

48.   Hanson announced yesterday that it planned to split its businesses into four separate companies focusing on tobacco, chemicals, energy and building materials and equipment.

49.   He added he believes the company should focus more on innovations that make computing easier and more user-friendly.

50.   He said the company would focus on the Internet, as well as cut cost and slim product lines.