Alley arcade, walk, steps, yard, terrace, and close. While both a court and close are usually defined as blind alleys, or "cul-de-sacs", several in London are throughways, for example Cavendish Court, a narrow passage leading from Houndsditch into Devonshire Square, and Angel Court, which links King Street and Pall Mall. Bartholomew Close is a narrow winding lane which can be called an alley by virtue of its narrowness, and because through-access requires the use of passages and courts between Little Britain, and Long Lane and Aldersgate Street. In an old neighbourhood of the City of London, Exchange Alley or Change Alley
Focus phrase Focus phrase "Focus Phrase" is a term traditionally used in cognitive-therapy and awareness-management discussions, and now in more general use to describe elicitor statements that evoke a desired refocusing of attention. Psychologically related terms are "elicitor phrase" or "statement of intent". The psychological term "Focus Phrase" is now used by therapists and life coaches as a general term. "Focus phrase" is defined as "a specially-constructed short sentence or phrase that states a person's inner intent to refocus his or her attention immediately in a new pre-ordained direction". Based both on new research in cognitive science and on cognitive-shifting studies of