He shared his frustration with what he considered the undue focus on ratings and the rise of Fox News Channel with the reporters who cover television.

The movement began due to Noverre's negative reaction to what he considered the dancers' undue focus on technical expertise and neglect of the true purpose of ballet.

Therefore, undue focus on particular features of Christianity to the exclusion of others would constitute idolatry.

He said the company's emphasis on aggressive financial targets in the merger's first year had instilled an undue focus on short-term profits at the expense of attention to serving AOL's members.

Proponents of people-first language argue that this places an undue focus on the condition which distracts from the humanity of the members of the community of people with the condition.

Today, some female executives gladly talk about how gender has affected their jobs and their choices, but others are uncomfortable with undue focus on them as women.

In such a situation undue focus on the gut symptoms may be misplaced.

"Solid earnings growth, overseas earnings and a good order book are all undervalued, while undue focus remains on defence spending cuts."

Whereas the European practice of the art certainly saw performers attempting to swallow larger numbers of swords, there seemed to be an undue focus on the novel and bizarre in the American practice.

This is a clear response to those who argue for an undue focus on short-term cuts to expenditure, which could in fact jeopardise longer-term growth.