Focus groups are " One shot case studies " especially if they are measuring a property-disposition relationship within the social sciences, unless they are repeated.

One of the earliest songs to portray an unusual marriage between yodeling and rock music was " Hocus Pocus " by the Dutch band Focus.

Other Macy roles of the 1990s and 2000s included Benny & Joon, Above Suspicion, Mr. Holland's Opus, Ghosts of Mississippi, Air Force One, Boogie Nights, Pleasantville, Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho, Happy, Texas, Mystery Men, Magnolia, Jurassic Park III, Focus, Panic, Welcome to Collinwood, Seabiscuit, The Cooler, and Sahara.

One year later, on April 1, 1994, a similar programme Focus ( 焦點訪談 ), which means a talk show on the hottest topics, was broadcast.

One of Magna E-Car Systems ' early successes is supplying the powertrain on the upcoming Ford Focus Electric vehicle.

One of his most memorable moments as a pundit was when he shaved off his trademark moustache after betting on Football Focus that Bolton would be relegated from the Premiership in the 2001 – 2002 season.

One of the first songs ( label CBS records ) ever recorded by the group was Spoke the Lord Creator ( originally by Focus ).

* Focus area: One — or a group — of 11 focus areas can be selected

On 26 November 2011, Speed appeared as a guest on the BBC One television programme Football Focus, with presenter Dan Walker later describing Speed as being in " fine form ".

One new advertiser, Focus on the Family, aired a commercial featuring 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mother that elicited criticism from some women's groups who demanded CBS cancel the ad because they claimed it would be divisive, under the impression that it would mention Tebow's mother was advised, for health issues, to abort her son Tim, but she chose to give birth to him.

One so-called indie division, Universal's Focus Features, releases arthouse films under that primary brand.

* Focus on monetisation: One of the dangers of SROI is that people may focus on monetisation without following the rest of the process, which is crucial to proving and improving.

Focus is given to eclipses, as the " first and most potent " cause of change, supplemented by examination of the ' stations ' of the superior planets: Saturn, Jupiter and Mars.

* Focus Two: The macro perspective which focuses upon the process that innovation is diffused within a specific organization.

* Focus Three: The process by which an organization adopts an innovation.

* Focus ( cognitive process ), selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things

* Consulting: Focus on management consulting, process design work and the application of technologies to business.

* Focus is on risk assessment and on minimizing project risk by breaking a project into smaller segments and providing more ease-of-change during the development process, as well as providing the opportunity to evaluate risks and weigh consideration of project continuation throughout the life cycle.

The DATA-step section of a SAS program, like other database-oriented fourth-generation programming languages such as SQL or Focus, assumes a default file structure, and by default automates the process of identifying files to the operating system, opening the input file, reading the next record, opening the output file, writing the next record, and closing the files.

* To influence policy and practice towards the prevention, alleviation and elimination of homelessness in Ireland by leading a process that identifies, investigates and analyses policy and practice issues impacting on the work of Focus Ireland including the areas of housing and accommodation, health, education, income and welfare ;

Focus on how errors occur reveal a vulnerability to bias throughout the forecasting process.

His album Nederlands Grootste Nachtmerrie ( Holland's Biggest Nightmare ) won Best Album Award in 2007 and was fully produced by Dr. Dre's right hand man Focus ...

On May 6, 2009, the company announced it was to be acquired by Micro Focus for $ 75 million.

The transaction was approved by Borland shareholders on July 22, 2009, with Micro Focus acquiring the company for $ 1. 50 / share.

The film was to be made by Webster's new production company Shoebox Films in collaboration with Focus Features and to be shot in early 2013.

# Pragmatic functions: ( Theme and Rheme, Topic and Focus ) Predicate ), defining the informational status of constituents, determined by the pragmatic context of the verbal interaction.

So the parameters are: a — distance from center C to either vertex b — length of a perpendicular segment from each vertex to the asymptotes c — distance from center C to either Focus point, F < sub > 1 </ sub > and F < sub > 2 </ sub >, and θ — angle formed by each asymptote with the transverse axis.

Focus can be adjusted manually by the photographer or automatically by an autofocus system.

* March 26 – Focus on the Family is founded by Dr. James Dobson.

* The Berlin Olympics ( World Focus Books ), by James P. Barry

Focus on the Family ( FOTF or FotF ) is an tax-exempt non-profit organization founded in 1977 by

Nederpop is a Dutch term that was invented by the mid-1970s to describe the Dutch pop music scene of the 1960s and 1970s that was gaining worldwide attention, exemplified by bands such as Shocking Blue, Golden Earring and Focus.

A crash test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows the damage to a compact Ford Focus ( North America ) | Ford Focus struck by a Ford Explorer SUV

SoftICE was originally produced by a company called NuMega, and was subsequently acquired by Compuware in 1997, which in turn sold the property to Micro Focus in 2009.

In January 2011 the German magazine Focus cited German interrogation records in connection with another investigation from 2008 as showing that the assassination had been carried out by an operative of the Yugoslavian UDBA who now lives in Zagreb, Croatia.

Focus shifted to her pre-Code " divorcee " persona and Shearer was rediscovered as " the exemplar of sophisticated woman-hood ... exploring love and sex with an honesty that would be considered frank by modern standards ".

Focus in towards the commercial real estate sector, primarily real estate development or investment rather than residential real estate sales conducted by a Realtor.

Led by Robert Grant's advocacy group Christian Voice, Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority, Ed McAteer's Religious Roundtable Council, James Dobson's Focus on the Family, and Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, the new Religious Right combined conservative politics with evangelical and fundamentalist teachings.

* Borland Software Corporation, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission Form 8-K filing, July 27, 2009 ( formally notifying SEC of the Change of Control under which Borland became a Micro Focus subsidiary )

Focus on the impact of a Little Ice Age on the empire, as the empire, beginning with a sharp drop in temperatures in the 13th century during which time the Mongol leader Kubla Khan moved south into China.

* Focus Four: A shared perspective of the role of the individual and the organization's culture which contribute to innovation.

Dutch band Focus, containing Thijs van Leer and Jan Akkerman, began to assert symphonic prog with their second album Focus II ( Moving Waves ) ( 1971 ) despite their hit song " Hocus Pocus " ( which is noted for lead singer Thijs van Leer's yodeling ).

In 2011, the group published an evaluation report titled " Assessing the IFC's Poverty Focus and Results " in which it noted that although the IFC's projects that emphasized inclusive growth patterns performed well and that poverty reduction was an implicit outcome, the IFC neglected to articulate and detail the impacts on poverty of the projects which target economic growth specifically.

Working with independent studios such as the now-shuttered Fine Line, Artisan ( which was absorbed into today's Lionsgate ), and USA Films ( now Focus Features ), gave Altman the edge in making the kinds of films he has always wanted to make without studio interference.

In February 2010, the German magazine, Focus, featured a doctored image of this Venus giving Europe the middle finger, which resulted in a defamation lawsuit against the journalists and the publication.

Focus is a Dutch rock band which was founded by classically trained organist / flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, and is most famous for the instrumental pieces " Hocus Pocus " and " Sylvia ".

In 1971, the group released Focus II ( aka Moving Waves ), which brought the band international acclaim and a hit on both sides of the Atlantic with the radio edit of " Hocus Pocus ".

He released a solo album, Cyril, in 1973, on which he was backed by all three of his former bandmates from Focus.

In 1985, Van Leer and Akkerman reunited for a joint project ( because of contractual obligation ) which resulted in the commercially unsuccessful album Focus.

In the same year, the band released the album Focus 9 / New Skin, on the Red Bullet label, which currently owns the entire back catalogue of Focus.

In 2001, USA Networks sold its non-shopping TV and film assets ( including the USA Network, the Sci Fi Channel, the Trio channel, USA Films ( which was rechristened as Focus Features ) and Studios USA ) to Vivendi Universal.

* Focus ( computing ), a term used to describe which of a number of GUI elements currently accepts keyboard input

* Focus ( optics ), a point toward which light rays are made to converge

* Samsung Focus, a smartphone manufactured by Samsung which runs Microsoft Windows Phone

* Focus group, a form of qualitative research in which a group of people are asked about their attitude towards a product, service, concept, advertisement, idea, or packaging