Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
proved an excellent focus
English answer:
excellent source for discovery of information / an excellent catalyst for / excellent places of focus
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Bernhard Sulzer
Aug 8, 2009 18:56
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proved an excellent focus
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I amt trying to get my mind around this:
does it mean the workshops helped bring ideas into focus for the phase...
were an excellent source (of ideas) / help for the phase...
original text:
The workshops organised in city A, city B, and city C have proved an excellent focus for the phase of gathering ideas about what works best.
Thank you very much.
does it mean the workshops helped bring ideas into focus for the phase...
were an excellent source (of ideas) / help for the phase...
original text:
The workshops organised in city A, city B, and city C have proved an excellent focus for the phase of gathering ideas about what works best.
Thank you very much.
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source for discovery of information
I think your latter concept is right.
In holding seminars in three different cities, they were able to discover whatever information they were seeking. Perhaps the cities are key here. They were able to find out what commonalities were to be found across a spread of different demographics to determine 'what works best.'
I think they held workshops to mine data and compare the differences in the groups to help formulate their planning.
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Note added at 32 mins (2009-08-08 19:29:15 GMT)
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The "1" is a typo.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Demi. Great help!:) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: and 'proved' means 'turned out to be'.
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Thank you, Tina.
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George C.
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Thank you, solarstone.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "proved to be (turned out to be) an excellent catalyst/place of focus for the phase of gathering ideas - these workshops helped generate a lot of excellent ideas (through a lot of available information), in short.
I still think your answer comes closest to what is meant here."
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Marian Greenfield
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turned out to be an excellent way to organize the info gathering phase
focus = provide focus for
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: also a good option.
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thanks
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Alexandra Taggart
: exactly.
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thanks
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Michael Hesselnberg (X)
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proved to be an excellent venue and opportunity
. . . for gathering (and exchanging) ideas about what works best.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alexandra Taggart
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Thanks, Alexandra.
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Judith Hehir
: My thoughts exactly
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Rolf Keiser
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have rendered/resulted in an excellent accumulation of ideas
a further alternative for the sake of understanding
Note from asker:
| thank you Goldcoaster; this is also a very good alternative! |
Discussion
I cannot be sure but if you compare frequency of usage in Google between "prove focus" and "provide focus" it makes one think...