41.   Investors maintained their focus on corporate earnings rather than the economy, a trend that was established early in the week.

42.   Novelists are always negotiating between freedom and control, maintaining the focus of a narrative while allowing the characters to develop spontaneously.

43.   Struggling with a back injury and her father jailed in Germany on tax-evasion charges, Graf acknowledged she has been unable to maintain her focus on tennis.

44.   The market maintained its focus on the future, disregarding better-than-expected results from some companies.

45.   U.S. co-captain Jon Olsen said the team was trying maintain its focus.

46.   Wall Street maintained its focus on the future, disregarding better-than-expected results from some companies, including Microsoft and Corning.

47.   However, Australian Trade Minister Bob McMullan said Monday that it was important to maintain the focus on France rather than shift it to Major.