Hi,
Which one of the following sentences is more accurate? Please explain.
[color=darkblue]1. Its US residential operations are focused on Denver, CO.
- Its US residential operations are focused in Denver, CO.
Thanks,
MG.
focused on- looking from outside to inside
focused in- looking from inside at the inside
Could you please be more specific, Molly?
Thanks a lot
Nessie
P.S: I guess you are Indian, Molly, am I right or wrong? 
“Focusing” is a way of looking at something. If we say something is focused on something, we normally imply a view from outside and directed upon/on the thing. If we say something is focused in something, we normally imply a view from inside and directed upon/on the thing.
Why would you guess that?
As far as my question is concerned, ‘looking’ has no context here.
Still not clear, which of the two sentences is more appropriate.
Yes, Molly, still not clear enough for me (May be I’m so dumb, sorry, hic!)
Please give us some more examples (together with some explaination about the two usages
Many thanks
P.S: why do I guess that? 
Because last time there was a debate about the incorrect use of English of Idian people, (between you and MM or Torsten, I can’t remember), and you seemed to have strongly stood up for the Indians
So, is my guess right or wrong? 
Does it make me Tibetan if I strongly stand up for the Tibetans against the Chinese? 
I’m from Nigeria.
As for the rest: If wanting to express preoccupation with something, why do you think the second example isn’t that suitable here?
[i]His mind was focussed on the prison sentence that confronted him.
?His mind was focussed in the prison sentence that confronted him.[/i]
How about these? What do you think about them?
[i]Three hours later the sand was shoveled away, spotlights focussed on the coffin.
Three hours later the sand was shoveled away, spotlights focussed in the coffin.[/i]
Hi Musicgold,
Surely a focus ‘on’ is directed specifically at a particular topic or view. Focus ‘in’ suggests where the concentration/direction is situated as in: operations are focused on Denver gives the idea that the target for them is ‘on’ Denver in contrast to any other place but ‘in’ Denver merely describes the area where this ‘focusing’ is taking place.
Alan
I’ve said much the same, but Mgold doesn’t seem to get it. In your example, I think “focus in” could be easily be replaced by “situated in”. Am I right?
Thanks a lot, Alan and Molly
This matter is really difficult to understand to me, but after Alan’s explaination and Molly’s query about replacing “situated in” with “focus in”, I guess “focus on” is a phrasal verb while “focus in” is not, right? the word "in: here is just the preposition,am I right?
Many thanks once again
To Molly:
It was just my guess, Molly (hope you’re not vexed :P) I’m just a bit surprised because you are not a native speaker, but your English is so good are you an English teacher?
In Nigeria, we use English, among 520 or so other languages. No, I’m not a teacher.
520 other languages? cool! 
And anyway, how surprising you’re not an English teacher but your English is so great
To Alan:
Hi Alan, could you please let me know your idea about my last query?
Many thanks in advance
Nessie
I’ve met a lot of English teachers whose English wasn’t so great. :twisted:
QUOTE:
I’ve met a lot of English teachers whose English wasn’t so great.
=> yes, Molly (same here, but fortunately, not on this site)
By the way, about my last query, if Alan is so busy, may I have idea of other people, please?
Hi Nessie,
The prepositions with the verb ‘focus’ do not create a phrasal verb. They are just prepositions - ‘in’ the situation and ‘on’ the object.
Alan
Do they form a prepositional verb?