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单词 attention
释义
attentionat‧ten‧tion /əˈtenʃən/ ●●● S2 W1 noun Entry menu
MENU FOR attentionattention1 listen/look/think carefully2 interest3 notice4 repair/cleaning5 care6 stand to/at attention7 attention!8 for the attention of somebody
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINattention
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin attentio, from attendere; ➔ ATTEND
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Attention to customers is increasingly important.
  • Grease the bike's chain and any other areas that need attention.
  • Jerry loves the attention he gets when he's performing
  • Pets need a lot of care and attention.
  • Snake bites require immediate medical attention.
  • The intense media attention surrounding the case, has made it very difficult for the family to cope.
  • Your plant looks like it needs some attention.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He had wanted to be the center of attention, and he was.
  • Nobody was paying any attention to me up there.
  • Ron Deacon is adoptive father to five love bird chicks, who need constant care and attention.
  • Scant public attention has greeted the arrival of the children.
  • The project seeks to combine attention to economics and the human advantages of the redesigning of work.
  • The rig change often deserves the greatest attention.
  • When people do read longer works, they primarily favor high-drama novels that get a steel grip on their attention.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to carefully listen to, look at, or think about something or someone: · She told the class to stop talking and pay attention.· In any relationship, it helps to pay attention to each other’s needs.
to think carefully about something that you are doing and not let other things disturb your thoughts: · I tried to read a few pages, but I was too upset to concentrate.· Children need their own quiet space where they can concentrate on their homework.
to continue to pay attention to something, especially when you are very excited or worried about something else: · On Friday, the day of the party, I had a dreadful time keeping my mind on my work.· Good football players keep their minds on the game at all times.
to keep watching something carefully, so that you do not make any mistakes: · The first rule of driving is to keep your eyes on the road.· Keep your eyes on the ball – now swing!
to be paying so much attention to a book, a conversation, some work etc, that you do not notice what is happening around you: · Helen was sitting up in bed, engrossed in a novel.· He was so engrossed in what he was doing he didn’t even hear the doorbell ring.
to be giving all your attention to something, especially something you are reading, watching, or thinking about: · The little boy sat at the edge of the pond, totally absorbed in watching the fish.· He was a quiet man who often seemed to be absorbed in his own thoughts.· Matilda was curled up in an armchair, absorbed in a book.
to give all your attention to something or someone and not do anything else – used especially when this is something you want or need to do: · Come round when the kids are in bed so I can give you my undivided attention.· Once I’ve finished my exams, I’ll be able to give my undivided attention to looking for a job.
Longman Language Activatorto listen and watch carefully
to listen to and watch carefully what you are doing, what is happening, or what someone is saying: · Judith never pays attention in class.pay attention to: · The TV was on, but Jamal wasn't really paying attention to it.pay somebody/something attention: · I often find myself nodding and smiling at my children without really paying them much attention.pay close/careful attention: · Lawyers around the country were paying close attention to the trial.
to think very carefully about something that you are doing, without being interrupted: · I tried to read a few pages, but I found it hard to concentrate.concentrate on: · There were so many people talking that I couldn't concentrate on the music.· Sherman sat hunched forward and staring through the windshield, trying to concentrate on the traffic.
your ability to think carefully about what you are doing without being interrupted: · His face was solemn with concentration.concentration on: · Plummer said she plans to continue her concentration on the 3,000 meter race.
to continue to pay attention to something especially when you are very excited or worried about something else: · Just keep your mind on the driving -- I'll figure out where we are.· Bill couldn't keep his mind on anything but the verdict.
to keep watching something carefully, so that you do not make any mistakes: · We had to keep our eyes on the sandy path to avoid the roots and rocks in the way. · Keep your eyes on the ball -- now swing!
to pay attention to and think about something, often allowing it to affect a decision - used especially in writing: · There is a lot of criticism of the new law and a number of politicians are beginning to take notice.take notice/note of: · No one took notice of me until I pulled out my notebook and started writing.· The organization began to take note of its public image.sit up and take note/notice: · As usual, Greenspan's announcement made the financial world sit up and take notice.
someone who is attentive pays careful attention to someone that they are listening to, watching or looking after: · Hecke's new work has something of interest for both the casual and attentive viewer.attentive to: · The crew were extremely attentive to the passengers' safety.
the amount of time that you are able to carefully listen or watch something that is happening without getting tired or bored: have a short/limited attention span: · Kids of his age typically have a very short attention span.
to pay particular attention to a subject or person
· The government never pays any attention to pre-school education.pay special/particular attention to something · The investigators at the crash site are paying particular attention to the weather data.pay more attention to something · Previously the company payed much more attention to its investors than it did to its customers.not pay enough attention to something · Not enough attention is paid to the role of diet in illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.
to spend your time considering a particular subject, group etc, especially because you think it is more important than others: · Concentrate on the content of your report. You can worry about its format or appearance when you've finished writing.· The conference will focus on the issue of population control.
to begin to pay attention to someone or something different or new - used especially in written and formal contexts: · Amelia next turned her attention to finding herself a place to live.· Having dealt with the problem of energy sources, let's now turn our attention to the question of nuclear power.
to give all your attention to something or someone and not do anything else at the same time: · I worry about how Quincy's going to do in school - he can't sit still long enough to give anything his undivided attention.give your undivided attention to something: · Once I had finished my exams, I could give my undivided attention to looking for a job.
to pay so much attention to something that you do not notice other things
to be paying so much attention to something you are doing, that you do not notice what is happening around you: · Helen was sitting up in bed, engrossed in a novel.· The two women huddled together like schoolgirls, happily engrossed in their conversation.· He was so engrossed in what he was doing he didn't even hear the doorbell ring.
to be so involved in something that you do not notice or seem to care about other things: · Hazel's totally wrapped up in the new baby.· "Some novelists get wrapped up in their celebrity status," he acknowledged. "I hope that doesn't happen to me."
to pay a lot of attention to something, especially when you are reading or watching something you enjoy and want to know what happens next: · I was so absorbed in the game on TV that I didn't hear Alexis come in.· The little boy sat at the edge of the pond, totally absorbed in watching the fish.
give all your attention to something such as studying or work so that you do not want to think about anything else: · He immersed himself in his work and tried to forget about Julia.· For the first time, I had the chance to really immerse myself in Lenin's writings.be immersed in something: · The possibility of computer addiction occurred to her when she missed a class she was teaching, because she was immersed in the Internet.
someone who is preoccupied is worried or thinking about other things, and tends to forget about someone or something else: · Parents are often too busy, tired, or preoccupied to give their children the time and attention they need.preoccupied with: · Most Russians are preoccupied with matters close to home, their economic conditions in particular.
not paying attention to what is happening
· What did the announcers just say? I wasn't paying attention.not pay attention to · When you're young, you don't pay attention to what your parents are saying half the time.
to not pay attention because you are thinking about pleasant things or imagining things that you would like to happen: · Blackthorne was sitting alone in a corner of the garden, daydreaming.daydream about: · Almost anyone who has ever read a good book has daydreamed about writing his or her own best-seller.
British informal to stop paying attention to something because you are bored, or to stop thinking about your work after you have finished in the evening and relax: · In the end I got sick of the conversation and switched off.· It's difficult for teachers to switch off when they go home at night.
British spoken to not be paying attention to anything or anyone around you and seem to be thinking about something very different: · Sorry, I was miles away. What did you say?· I don't mean to disturb you, you looked miles away -- but there's a call for you.
if your mind wanders you are no longer paying attention, usually because you are bored or because something is worrying you: · I tried hard to concentrate, but my mind kept wandering.your mind wanders to/from: · His mind wandered to the things he was trying not to think about.let your mind wander: · Corrinne let her mind wander back to the days when they first met.
someone who is inattentive does not pay attention to something when they are expected to: · Roger was hyperactive and inattentive as a child.· In spite of the inattentive servers and the bad decor, it's worth eating at Leon's for the great cheap food. inattentive to: · The government is still being accused of being inattentive to the plight of the Health Service.
if you lose your concentration , you stop being able to think carefully about what you are doing, for example because you are suddenly interrupted: · Sensing that the team was losing their concentration, Barret called a time out.· With too much homework, children may lose concentration and stop progressing.
not paying attention to a particular subject or person
· Don't pay attention to anything they say - they're just trying to get money out of you.· More than half the people in the study said they do not pay attention to election campaigns.· A high-level military official warned people not to pay attention to rumours about invasion.
to not pay attention to something - used especially in writing: · The conflict continued in the small African state, but the world took no notice.· My parents didn't seem to take any notice of my wails as we drove down the motorway.
to make someone pay attention to you
to try to make someone notice you, by doing something that they will notice: · Young children sometimes behave badly simply in order to get attention.· With all the competition, a website really has to give away something good to get people's attention.get/attract somebody's attention: · He was waving his hand wildly, trying to attract Kovitsky's attention.
to make people notice you - used especially when you are trying to avoid doing this, or you think someone should try to avoid doing this: · I did a few of the usual idiotic things as a teenager to try to draw attention to myself.· Carney knew he would draw attention to himself if he rented a boat in the middle of winter.
to make people pay attention to a subject or problem
· The group is willing to use terrorism in order to draw attention to their desire for independence.· Fox was one of the first US scientists to call attention to the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
to show that something is important and make people notice it, especially so that they start to do something about it: · The report highlighted the need for prison reform.· The Association's first project was to publish a 35-cent brochure highlighting nine historic sites.
to make a large group of people, especially the public, pay attention to one particular problem or bad situation because it needs their help: · The publicity campaign helped to focus attention on the needs of elderly people in the community.focus somebody's attention on: · The media's efforts often focus public attention on government incompetence, forcing government to do the right thing.
to inform someone in a position of power or authority about a problem, bad situation etc so that they can do something to help or stop it: · It was one of the other students who brought your misbehaviour to my attention.· The reviews provide a way for companies to bring their trade concerns to the attention of the government.
to tell someone about a mistake they have made, something they have forgotten etc: · He pointed out the danger of a mountain trek at this time of year.point out that: · I pointed out that changing the date would mean rescheduling the press conference.point something/it out: · I didn't realise I'd made a mistake. Thank you for pointing it out.as somebody points out: · As Palermo pointed out, Peruvian university students tend to be highly political.
when someone or something gets a lot of attention
· The young Senator is getting a lot of attention.· The film has attracted considerable attention since it was released last week.
British /be the center of attention American if someone or something is the centre of attention everyone is very interested in them and gives them a lot of attention: · I loved talking and being the centre of attention, so I was chosen to be spokesperson.· Eliot argued that it should be the poetry, not the poet's personality, that is the center of attention.
if someone or something, often a bad situation, is the focus of attention , everyone is paying it a lot of attention: · The earthquake has made skyscrapers the focus of attention.· The Airline became the focus of attention yesterday after its stock fell dramatically to 31 cents.· Suddenly Carmichael, the shy lead singer, was the focus of millions of young girls' attention.
the interest that people show in someone or something: · Jerry loves the attention he gets when he's performingmedia attention (=attention from newspapers, television etc): · The intense media attention surrounding the case, has made it very difficult for the family to cope.
to avoid attention or take attention away
to make a special effort to be normal, inoffensive, or quiet, so that people will not pay attention to you: not draw attention to: · It was obvious that Jackson didn't want to draw attention to himself. without drawing attention: · The city's wealth allows drug traffickers to live a comfortable lifestyle without drawing attention to themselves. avoid drawing attention: · Aides to the Prime Minister tried to avoid drawing public attention to the speech.
to make someone pay attention to one thing or person, either deliberately or without intending to, so that they do not pay attention to another: · The government was hoping to draw attention away from the current economic crisis.· His 'bad-boy' behaviour tends to draw attention away from many of the good things he is doing in his community.
to make someone stop paying attention to something important, either deliberately or without intending to: · The debate is diverting attention from the urgent need to improve the way the medical system cares for terminally ill patients.divert/distract attention from: · The bomb could have been planted in order to distract attention from the robbery.distract/divert somebody's attention: · Before we could explore the matter further, some new evidence diverted our attention.
British informal to make someone stop paying attention to what they are doing, especially so that they make a mistake: · Stop staring at me, it's putting me off.put somebody off their game/stroke: · All the noise from the crowd put Alison off her game.
to try not to make anyone notice you for a period of time, for example because you have done something bad: · She's keeping a low profile until the scandal is forgotten.· Many of the exiles have married, taken jobs, and generally kept a low profile.
to try to do something correctly and not make mistakes
to do a piece of work carefully because you want it to be right, and you do not want to make mistakes: · Look at all these typing errors! Can't you take more care?take care with: · Sally doesn't take nearly enough care with her accounts.take care to do something: · Take care to label all the disks with the correct file names.
to be careful that a particular thing is done in the right way: · You need to pay more attention to your grammar if you want to get a better grade.· Trainees are taught to pay attention to details and to strive for perfection.
to make a special effort to do something carefully and well: · Take pains to present a smart, efficient appearance, and to show that you are keen to progress in the company.· He had taken great pains to make the setting attractive: green candles stood waiting to be lit and in the centre was a bowl of white miniature roses.
to find out about something
to get information about something, either by chance or by deliberately trying to get it: · "Do you have these shoes in size 8?" "I'm not sure - I'll just go and find out."· When we found out the price we were shocked.find out what/where/whether etc: · I'll go and find out which platform the train leaves from.· Dad was really mad at me when he found out where I'd been.find out about: · He's trying to find out about Japanese classes in the area.find out something/find something out: · Could you find out his address for me, please?· "John's been married twice." "How did you find that out?"find out (that): · She found out that her husband was having an affair.
to find something out, especially something that is surprising or something that is difficult to find out. Discover is more formal than find out: · Fire officers are still trying to discover the cause of the fire.discover (that): · I began to learn the guitar, and discovered that I was pretty good at it.· She discovered the job wasn't as easy as it might seem.discover how/why/what etc: · They never discovered who the murderer was.
especially spoken to get the information that you want by going somewhere to look, or by doing something and noticing what happens: · "Is he ready yet?" "I don't know - I'll go and see."see if/whether: · See if the rice is done while you're in the kitchen, will you?see how/where/what etc: · Can you see who's at the door?· Let's see what happens if we add some oil.
to know about something because someone has told you, you have read about it, seen it on television etc: · "Nina's quit her job." "Yes, so I've heard."hear about: · How did you hear about our company?· We've heard such a lot about you from our daughter.hear (that): · I hear you're moving to Toronto.hear whether/if: · When will you hear whether you've got the job?hear what/why/how etc: · I suppose you've heard what happened?
to find out about something because someone tells you: be told (that): · He was told that Anna had left some time ago.· Visitors have been told the building will be used as a museum.so I'm told spoken: · "Is it true that she's moving to Hollywood?" "So I'm told."
especially written to find out a fact or find out that something is true, especially by asking questions: find that: · We found that, despite their poverty, very few people wanted to leave the area.· Researchers found that smokers were more likely to get depressed than non-smokers.
to find out something because someone tells you, you read it somewhere etc: · I doubt if we will ever learn the truth.learn of/about: · She learned of her mother's death when it was announced on the radio.learn (that): · Several months ago, McNair learned that he had cancer.
to know a piece of information because that is what you hear people saying and not because you have been told it directly: gather (that): · I gather you've decided not to resign after all.· Despite my limited Spanish, I gathered that there was a problem with my passport.from what somebody can gather (=according to what I have found out): · From what I can gather, there has been fighting further down the valley.
formal if something such as a problem or a mistake comes to someone's attention or notice , that person finds out about it, especially because someone else tells them about it: · Illegal trading first came to the attention of top management in late April.come to sb's attention/notice that: · It has come to my notice that your account is overdrawn by £200.
to find out about something because the information has been passed on from one person to another in conversation: · "How did you find out she was leaving?" "I heard it through the grapevine."hear through/on the grapevine that: · I heard on the grapevine that Josie and Tom are expecting a baby.
to not pay attention to what someone says or does
to deliberately pay no attention to what someone does or says, and pretend it is not important or does not affect you: · She ignored my question and continued her story.· Someone made a rude noise, which the teacher decided to ignore.· My father's always telling me what to do, but I usually just ignore him.ignore somebody's advice/warning: · It was very stupid of you to ignore your mother's advice.· Ignoring my warnings, he dived straight into the shallow water.
to ignore someone or something, especially by not watching or listening to them: · "What's this injection for?'' he asked the nurse. She paid no attention, rolling up his sleeve in silence.· People living near the crash scene paid no attention when they heard the aircraft's engine cut out in mid-air. pay no attention/not pay any attention to: · More than half the people questioned said they did not pay any attention to political broadcasts.
not to let someone affect what you do or the way you feel: · Stan has fired me before. I usually take no notice and turn up for work again the next day.take no notice/not take any notice of: · Take no notice of him. He's just being silly.· He never took any notice of the baby, even when it screamed.
to ignore someone's advice when they talk to you: · You never listen to me. You just do whatever you want.· It's because you didn't listen to Roger that you are in this trouble now.not listen to reason (=not listen to sensible advice): · We all warned Susan not to marry that man, but she wouldn't listen to reason.
if your request or suggestion falls on deaf ears , it is ignored by the people who have the power to deal with it: · The workers' demand for a wage increase has fallen on deaf ears.· As rioting continued, Mayor Warren appealed for calm, but his words fell on deaf ears.
informal to not be willing to listen to people's problems, complaints, bad news etc because you do not want to be worried by them: · You'd think the government would be concerned about people sleeping rough, but they just don't want to know.not want to know about: · If you're going to start an argument with Alex, I don't want to know about it.
especially American to deliberately not listen to what someone is saying, especially because it is unpleasant or you have heard it before: tune out something: · He had learned to tune out the kids' constant questions.tune something out: · There was a warning voice in the back of her mind, but she tuned it out.
something that makes you feel interested
if something is interesting , you give it your attention, because it is unusual or exciting or because it is something that you want to know about: · We saw an interesting film about African wildlife.· The most interesting thing about dinosaurs is the fact that they all died out so suddenly.· Michael's new job sounds really interesting.· There's a course in English business law at King's College that looks interesting. find something interesting (=think something is interesting): · I found the book quite interesting even though it's not the sort of thing I'd normally read.find it interesting (that): · I find it interesting that no one has yet mentioned the President's appalling record on the economy.it is interesting (that): · It is interesting that the present recession is much deeper in the south than in the north. it is interesting to do something: · It would be interesting to know how much he earns.
extremely interesting: · Singapore's exotic mix of cultures - mostly Chinese, Indian, and Malay - makes it a fascinating holiday destination.· The programme focuses on the fascinating story of Mary Shelley, the woman who, at just 18, wrote the horror masterpiece Frankenstein.find something fascinating (=think something is fascinating): · We went round Chesmore Zoo the other day and found it fascinating.it is fascinating to do something: · It's fascinating to imagine what might have happened if the US had stayed out of World War II.
if something is intriguing , you want to know more about it because it is unusual or difficult to understand: · Taylor's latest CD presents the listener with an intriguing mixture of musical styles.it is intriguing to do something: · It is intriguing to note that only one of his books was published during his own lifetime.
if something is of interest to someone, they want to know more about it because it is related to a subject or activity that they are interested in: · Finally, in the last section of the talk I will cover a few miscellaneous topics which I think may be of interest.be of interest to: · Pull your chair over. I heard something today that might be of interest to you.· It is expected that the results of the research programme will be of interest not only to academics, but also to the government.
something that is stimulating is interesting and enjoyable because it gives you new ideas to think about: · Her lectures were always stimulating and covered a variety of subjects.· The Faculty is a large but welcoming and intellectually stimulating community.· The department is very well equipped and provides a stimulating environment for postgraduate research.· New York has always been an exciting and stimulating place to be.
if something such as a book, play, or speech holds your attention , it makes you keep reading, watching, or listening to it and stops you from thinking about other things: · The book holds the reader's attention completely throughout its 600 pages.· At large conferences speakers have to work harder to hold people's attention than at smaller ones.
something that is absorbing holds your attention for a long time because it is very interesting and enjoyable: · Developing your own photographs can be an absorbing hobby.· In an absorbing book about how she learned to fly, Diane Ackerman tells why she chooses to risk her life.
to listen to someone or something
to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you hear: · I didn't hear the answer, because I wasn't listening when she read it out.· If you listened in class you might get better grades.listen to: · He listened carefully to every word I said.· I could listen to Placido Domingo all day -- he has such a beautiful voice!listen hard (=try hard to hear something that is very quiet): · If you listen hard, you can hear the sound of the sea in the distance.listen carefully: · The company has begun to listen more carefully to its customers, in a determined attempt to improve customer service.listen intently (=listen very carefully to hear what someone is saying): · Mrs Singh leaned forward, listening intently as they explained the procedure to her.
to listen carefully to what someone is saying: · I have some important information about travel arrangements, so please pay attention.· Billy's a smart kid, but he doesn't pay attention in class.pay attention to: · She went on talking, but I wasn't really paying attention to what she was saying.· According to the survey, two-thirds of young people do not follow politics and pay no attention to election campaigns.
to listen carefully for a sound that you are expecting to hear, although you do not know when it will happen: · We hid behind the door, listening for the sound of the guard's footsteps.· The flight had been delayed, and so I waited in the departure lounge listening for announcements.· She lay in bed, listening out for the sound of his feet on the stairs.
to listen to all of what someone wants to tell you without interrupting them, especially when you disagree with them or do not believe them: · Hear me out first, Jane, and then you can say what you think. · Knapp heard him out patiently but still refused to change his mind.
to stand with your back straight
· Stand up straight with your back against the wall.· The pain in his stomach was so severe that he could no longer stand up straight.
also stand at attention if someone such as a soldier or a police officer stands to attention , they stand with their backs straight, their arms straight down by their sides, and their feet close together: · The colonel gave the order for the men to stand to attention.· We stood at attention until we were given permission to leave.
to stand up as straight as you can because you are angry with someone or are determined to make them listen to you: · I drew myself up to my full height and informed him that the President had sent me down here personally.· Trembling inside, I stepped out of the car and pulled myself up to my full height to face my adversary.
to stand up after bending down low: · She bent over the body, and when she straightened up there were tears in her eyes.· If you're lifting something heavy, be careful not to hurt your back when you straighten up.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· He read the final page, paying particular attention to the last paragraph.
· She quickly put away the shopping and then turned her attention to preparing dinner.
(=think about something or someone so that you can deal with a problem)· She promised to give the matter her attention the next day.
(=someone stops listening, watching etc carefully)· During the service, her mind began to wander.
adjectives
· He gave the task his undivided attention.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 Children often have a short attention span.
 The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media.
 Careful consideration has been given to all applications.
· You will lose weight if you combine exercise with close attention to your diet.
 Philip was a remarkable teacher, able to command instant respect.
 His performance compelled the audience’s attention.
 I’m concentrating my efforts on writing my autobiography.
 an insecure child who craves attention
 his attempts to deflect attention away from his private life
 Too many things demanded his attention at the same time.
(=care that all the small features of something are correct or nice)· I was impressed by the hotel's attention to detail.
 He devoted his energies to writing films.
 I’d like to direct your attention to paragraph four.
 Coverage of the war was used to distract attention from other matters.
 The crime crackdown is an attempt to divert attention from social problems.
 The toy didn’t engage her interest for long.
 She tried to focus her mind on her work.
(=make people give their attention to something) We need to focus public attention on this issue.
· In this section of the talk the focus of attention will be on statistics.
(=make someone stay interested) Colourful pictures help hold the students’ interest.
· The tragedy received worldwide media attention.
 The injury required urgent medical attention.
 They listened with rapt attention.
 She received no support from her parents.
 The story has received scant attention in the press.
 a brilliant politician and a ruthless power-seeker
 In this stage of a rape case, the focus often shifts onto the victim and her conduct.
 Most two-year-olds have a very short attention span.
· Laura wasn't interested so he switched his attention to Tessa.
 Many investors have turned their attention to opportunities abroad. Phil turned his gaze towards the older man.
 I’ll give the matter my undivided attention.
· She believes the nation’s drug problem requires urgent attention.
 Another area that warrants attention is that of funding for universities.
 The students’ attention did not waver.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· With our long tradition of effective management and careful attention to quality we have a bright future as an independent company.· For example, careful attention is given to communication in writing.· Exclusive folding designs are handmade in solid rosewood by craftsmen in the Far East, with careful attention to detail.· Instead, in each room, careful attention is paid to how to build a just community.· One day it might not be, unless careful attention was kept.· Diverse management would happen in the natural course of things without paying excruciatingly careful attention to balance.· What is certain is that land and property development are where the action is today and that merits careful attention.· Any successful scheme would require careful attention to the vision that the city and the community had for Clinton.
· In the final section you did pay close attention to detail, but it remained only observation of detail.· The result of such close attention being paid to community is a growing sense of responsibility on the part of the students.· The former Prime Minister watched the results with close attention.· But agents paid closer attention than they did before and watched for reactions.· And pay closer attention to understanding what your body is telling you about yourself.· Neither does close attention and strict parental guidance.· This question of a more developed central core among the small towns is an important one which requires closer attention.· Could employers realize their goals better by paying closer attention to what employees need?
· In a month-long seat belt campaign during 1992, this group received special mention and considerable media attention.· Individually, too, children on polio wards sometimes received considerable special attention, which could make their stays pleasurable.· Few contemporary political strategies are conceived without considerable attention being paid to media considerations.· Such problems received considerable attention at this time; it is clear that nothing was being taken for granted.· This apparent problem has attracted considerable attention in recent years.· The value of therapeutic touch as a form of psychological comfort is currently receiving considerable attention in the professional literature.· Code Unknown is therefore a movie that requires a considerable investment of attention.· In contrast the physical environment and equipment specifications have received considerable attention.
· The cooking period may require full attention, as in stirring, basting, or turning, or it may not.· She'd the full attention of all her friends, her making-the-most-of-it pals.· Comrade leaders at all levels, you must give it your full attention.· It is perhaps more surprising that they do sometimes attend to such matters, if never with full care and attention.· Cooper had turned full attention to his son, who maneuvered the tall porch steps, one at a time.· The few communications which do receive full attention normally achieve this through a combination of chance, inside information and relentless harrassment.· Now she had got his full attention.
· Minor offences are being given the greatest attention with no extra funds and with no obvious benefit.· The morass in Washington has gained even greater attention as bond investors have little economic news on which to focus.· Hill designed furniture and paid great attention to interiors and colour schemes.· Violet receives a great swarm of attention wherever we go.· Women notice that greater attention is being paid to their concerns, but they see little real change in the statusquo.· Though the educational program is designed for college-bound students, great attention is also paid to athletics and extracurricular activities.· As the recession has deepened, so greater attention has focused on the issue of the late payment of debt.· When I saw him in the Convention I was induced to pay the greatest attention to him whenever he spoke.
· The role of general practitioners in the assessment of deliberate self-poisoning has so far received very little attention.· I paid little attention to him.· So far, little attention has been paid by feminist sociologists to higher education.· One of his great failings was paying too little attention to the daily news.· Relatively little attention has been paid to the origins of labouring class poetry.· It was a loaner from a manufacturer and had received little attention from the borrowers ahead of me.· In the years after the first outbreak in the United States, polio was given little attention.
· Jones received medical attention on the canvas and spent the night in hospital for observation.· Doctors say she will need years of medical attention.· We asked patients to return to the study clinic if they required medical attention between scheduled study visits.· Authorities fear the girl will attempt to bear the child without medical attention.· Moreover, as the 1939 survey showed, few women sought medical attention for their ailments.· Despite her need of medical attention, the night was young and there was still time to celebrate.· This went on for 13 months until my parents realised that I needed medical attention.
· For a while it looked like a possibility for national attention.· But it drew a crowd and national attention.· We got a tremendous amount of national attention that year.· Three major national television documentaries, including one on the work of the local Drugs Squad, brought Wirral to national attention.· Two recent, highly publicized events have helped to bring the literacy crisis to the national attention.· The couple has been mindful of the national media attention.· His high-handed dismissal of an outspoken professor brought unwanted national attention to the struggling school.
· Studies of cement sequences must pay particular attention to veining phases.· Also, particular attention should be paid to the examination of the lymph nodes, spleen, and liver.· The learning of mathematics has been a particular focus of attention.· Pay particular attention to the muscles in your neck, shoulders and jaw and those around your eyes.· The problem of Chambers demands very particular attention.· In recent years it has paid particular attention to M0, M4 and M5.· Again, pay particular attention to the security of personal doors and any windows you choose to install.· You should pay particular attention to the dual needs of Tack as an owner and as a manager.
· The latter initially diverted public attention from social issues.· Scant public attention has greeted the arrival of the children.· The copyright disputes were brought to public attention when the Register ran a story detailing Mr Millington's plight.· Of course, separate rules do not apply to Fidelity, but a different standard of public attention is in order.· Television also received a disproportionate amount of public attention in the press and parliamentary debate.· Jones said the president will not only have more say over bills but more power to focus public attention on specific issues.· It was shocking and it brought him even more public and media attention.· The justices have shown signs of the strain that public attention can bring.
· Tom mumbled on in his own way, a little flattered at the rapt attention he was receiving.· Twice he drew her stylish silhouette in rapt attention in the Louvre.· Victor's face as the match flares in front of it has the rapt attention of a man lighting a fuse.· As Father Tim read, Barnabas awoke, yawned, and began to listen with rapt attention.· In the early days it was like cinema in the home, watched with rapt attention.· The entire audience stayed at rapt attention while the last part of the speech was translated into the vernacular.· She quavers along with the congregation and is all rapt attention when the vicar does his bit.· Indeed, although a display of rapt attention is required, the executive may not feel it necessary to listen.
· It is clear, however, that Beveridge paid scant attention to these wider issues.· But they predicted that until the disease entered the mainstream population, it would receive scant attention.· It was found that scant attention had been paid to raising the cultural level of party members.· The Civil Rights Division also gave scant attention to police abuse of black citizens.· But even the much richer Soviet collections issued in the twenties were given scant attention in the West.· Economic concerns received relatively scant attention.· Feminists have, until recently, paid scant attention to their older sisters but this is now being remedied.· They pay scant attention to the facts, rarely being bothered to research them or substantiate them.
· They have been dismissed from serious critical attention precisely on these grounds.· Although I am not in complete agreement with all of Lacanian theory, I believe it deserves serious attention.· The view that women are on average better on language tasks and men on spatial tasks continues to receive serious attention.· Contradictory discourses and practices within and between these agencies of socialization are given little serious attention.· These questions in turn suggest further lines of research that deserve serious attention by historians of both science and art.· Book publishing is another important aspect of the print media to which private organisations and the government should pay serious attention.· International debt relief is at last getting serious attention, but personal debt continues to be a festering problem.
· Greta Cavazzoni is never short of attention either.· A busy man, Johnny Cash, with a notoriously short attention span.· Ramanujan has a short attention span and will fly off on a new tangent every time he sees a new idea.· Only those with extremely short attention spans or those in orbit can appreciate all the chopping and changing.
· We will pay special attention to the underlying social problems in high-crime areas, particularly to prevent young people drifting into crime.· Nor were all convinced that leprosy warranted being singled out for special attention.· Geography, with special attention to the disposition of the Communist bloc and the free World.· A visit to the home. Special attention to the child.· The others will cover such things as workplace conditions and the use of work equipment, with computer screens getting special attention.· Its use in the instance quoted is so straight forward that no special attention needed to be drawn to it.· However, we know that young or sensitive skins of any age require special attention.· Pay special attention to the area behind and under the ear.
· Give the telephone conversation your undivided attention.· Each has received her undivided attention.· Now able to give his undivided attention to Thome, Orosco walked him.· A man may be looking forward to regaining the undivided attention of his wife.· He had given his undivided attention to decorating his house for more than a week.· Give us, pray, the benefit of your undivided attention.· On the upside, I can safely say that I had the undivided attention of the class.
NOUN
· Other terms used for this collection of symptoms are minimal brain dysfunction and attention deficit disorder.· Of the work-inhibited students, is it possible that this attention deficit may be related to their difficulty in completing assignments?· If an attention deficit is suspected as the cause of academic and / or social problems, an evaluation should be conducted.· What might be asked of the teacher and parents to determine if an attention deficit exists?· And they gave him every diagnosis-from sociopathy to thought disorder, attention deficit disorder, conduct disorder.· Coaches are always yelling at referees, remarking on their visual impairments and attention deficit disorders.· Does he have a subtle learning disability, an attention deficit, or some type of physical or neurological problem?· And if there seems to be no improvement at all, consider attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
· Smith wrote to Charles Hermite, the president of the Academy, drawing attention to his papers.· He can't be very bright can he, drawing attention to himself like that?· It is often difficult to know when and how to intervene without reinforcing the insult by drawing attention to it.· Its circular of 12 January drawing attention to the decisions against united action taken at Southport, had been ignored.· The movement was slow and sly to avoid drawing attention to himself.· Feminists questioned this, drawing attention to the contribution to wealth made by women's unpaid labour in the home.
· While the outbreak directed media attention to pollution in the North Sea, ascribing the guilt to pollution was premature.· And Feinstein, 62, has been aggressive in calling media attention to her bipartisanship.· It was the culmination of two years of mounting media attention for Beattie.· In a superstar culture, what grabs media attention are the superstar fatherhood stories.· Although media attention remained fixed on events in London, they surely provided Mrs Thatcher's government with its biggest shock.· Mr Scott added that all the media attention since May had undoubtedly damaged the good image of the club.· Despite recent media attention, Edith Morgan finds continued resistance to change and an urgent need for positive measures.· Morrissey was simply experimenting with the many facets of media attention.
· When you make your calls, ensure that you speak clearly and precisely. Pay attention to your intonation and emphasis.· All I do is pay attention to my body.· We listen and pay attention when it says something in such a way as to attract our attention.· When the thaw comes, pay attention to how your yard is draining, especially in places where water accumulates.· The parent needs to learn to present food to the child and then not pay attention to what happens.· Listen carefully to what people say and how they say it. Pay attention to views other than your own.· Formula for listening alertly Pay attention Allow plenty of time to listen.· I had feared that you might not be sufficiently developed. Pay attention.
· Try to increase your attention span and extend the length of time over which you can work effectively.· Dear Kidsday: My attention span in school is very, very short.· It increases our attention span. 2.· And for those whose attention spans are trained to a short leash, it may be just the ticket.· A busy man, Johnny Cash, with a notoriously short attention span.· Given current attention spans, it may as well have come out during the Pleistocene.· Most puppies have a rather limited attention span, such is their enthusiasm for life.· These were necessary because most special education students have difficulty in concentrating and have generally limited attention spans.
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· A noisy relaunch with attendant superstars will certainly attract lots of attention.· You could get in trouble traveling with them, especially this late in the day: they attracted Viet Cong attention.· A man alone always attracts more attention than a couple together.· Only six of the 10 tracts are expected to attract strong attention, mostly in the eastern part of the country.· All of them were richly dressed, but it was their hair which attracted Rostov's attention at once.· All these deposits have attracted wide attention because of the apparent abundance of novel body plans.· A slight commotion in the outer office attracted his attention.· Here, in similar territory, a Siberian Husky howls to attract attention from its owner.
· All incidents should be brought to the attention of your employer.· The computer flags any bodies that have moved during the observing session and brings them to the attention of the operator.· There've always been plenty of kindly brother officers to bring it to my attention.· And naturally Nixon, and anything else that anybody brought to his attention.· Please would you bring this to the attention of the appropriate committee.· So many people were bringing it to my attention I figured something had to go my way.· He was once so alone that he needed to do something extraordinary in order to bring attention to himself.· The alert and attentive reader, however, usually brings critical attention to what is being read and reacts in some way.
· It is now time to call attention to an incongruity in the conception of the rational man from which this chapter started.· And Feinstein, 62, has been aggressive in calling media attention to her bipartisanship.· It appears baffling because it seems to call no attention to itself.· President Clinton called attention to the broader issues with his veto of the balanced budget act.· It called attention to a need for safeguards of the rights of prisoners, disabled people, women and immigrant workers.· For our purposes, I call special attention to the chapters on structural configurations.· Jarmusch here is experimenting with and calling the spectator's attention to cinematic conventions.· In most cases, such electronic smudging calls more attention to the items than they otherwise would have gotten.
· The lichen-crusted walls bedecked with city grime capture my attention time and time again.· His 70 homers that season captured the attention of even non-baseball fans.· But why chose this as a means of capturing the hearer's attention?· They will need to be especially mindful of her motivations and create situations that are charged enough to capture her attention.· The print itself is featureless and does nothing visually to capture the attention or involve the emotions.· It is the only horse race that captures the attention of the general public, much like motor sports' Indianapolis 500.· In fact, the newsreader did succeed in capturing my attention.· The next item particularly captures Michael's attention.
· Before the lights went down I saw that some one below in the stalls was trying to catch my attention.· When a moving object catches their attention, babies are apt to focus on it.· But the thing that caught and held her attention was the metal collar banding his neck.· One white woman nearby caught her attention.· We need to catch and hold their attention.· Whatever Albie got himself into seems to have caught the attention of a lot of people.· But these days television is crowded with faces that first caught our attention in the darkness of a movie theater.
· If any sector commands attention for the immediate future of food, it is the women.· Fund raising and development of new academy facilities will likely command the attention of her successor.· It has an urgency and personalization that commands attention.· The megaliths command our attention, inspiring us with awe and curiousity.· Although the place has periodically been a restaurant as well as a bar, never before has the food commanded such attention.· The dinosaurs alone have commanded as much popular attention as the rest of the fossil animal kingdom combined.· However, it is the watch tower beside them that commands the attention.
· Fred preferred not to reply, and concentrated his attention on the screen.· Once at Sotherton, however, Crawford concentrates all his attention on Maria.· You can concentrate your attentions on the feel and fit rather than any corrective properties of the shoe.· Posterity undoubtedly concentrated its attention on St Augustine as a theologian, and on what he wrote about predestination.· We shall concentrate attention on the sterling deposit contract.· The applied ethics unit concentrates attention on ethics and the community.· I tried to concentrate my attention on one face.· This concentrates attention on the facts and away from personalities and feelings.
· They could deflect attention from the bride.· Right from the start he wanted me out of the film, because he felt I was deflecting attention away from him.· It has deflected attention from our own deficiencies and the mess of the pound.· Concentration in the literature on productivity growth tends to deflect attention from absolute differences in productivity.· Noting this possibility, Kasparov starts a diversion to deflect White's attention towards the other wing.· A pseudo pawn sacrifice seeking to deflect White's attention from the black king, but Kasparov is not to be deterred.· To begin with, Sarah Ferguson deflected the attentions of the media too.
· Every day, and sometimes hourly, another batch of papers reaches the manager demanding his attention.· It was true that a major problem had just cropped up which demanded immediate attention.· They demanded attention which it was not humanly possible to give.· Too many things demanded his attention at the same rime.· The game demands a lot of attention and plenty of time in the manual and help screens.· Nevertheless, it is possible to identify a number of matters which are likely to demand much attention in the early nineties.· To tell your problems is to demand attention.
· On that count, Mr Spivak's original creation deserves attention.· For it is as a member, and a recorder, of the new bourgeoisie that Boilly most deserves our attention.· An informant may, therefore, negotiate with others to convince them that she or he is ill and deserves attention.· Colleagues, however, deserve special attention for the following reasons: 1.· The rig change often deserves the greatest attention.· Although I am not in complete agreement with all of Lacanian theory, I believe it deserves serious attention.· Two aspects of this profile deserve brief attention.· Whitehead and Hayek would agree that only the last item deserves your attention.
· In the final section you did pay close attention to detail, but it remained only observation of detail.· This attention to detail and time has the dual reward of motivating us to be on time and making us feel important.· The first is to show the level of attention to detail required to make the approach work.· I was struck by his great attention to detail and how systematically he assigned roles.· This attention to detail only enhances the beauty and warmth of the voice itself, the ideal instrument for the part.· Special thanks to Sheri Torrance and my co-chair, Deb Scott, for their keen attention to detail.· Even then, Michael had this attention to detail and a determination to get everything right and everything around him right.· Here we see that same attention to detail, physical presence and construction focused on much more accessible subject matter.
· They were thus able to devote more attention to two increasingly critical areas.· One reason the small companies do so well is they can devote more personal attention to each project.· I am conscious of the late payment problem, which is something to which we are devoting great attention.· Why is a major news organization devoting attention to a couple of orange slabs melted between two slices of bread?· He was right to devote a lot of attention to them.· He had to devote all his attention to the routine task of driving, finally pulling over to recover.· The employee arrives here unsettled and is unlikely to be able to devote full attention and energies to the assignment.· The managers were devoting attention to the wrong issues in their interactions with veteran subordinates.
· The bronze horse-bits, well known from the northern steppelands, also direct our attention that way.· A considerable background literature exists on this topic but only recently has economic urgency again directed attention toward this method of conversion.· All boys were expected to play sport twice a week-here the manager directed my attention to the window.· Both schizophrenia and mood disorders show evidence of decreased activity in frontal lobes and abnormal function of the system for directed attention.· The auditors' role is to direct the attention of those responsible for devising and initiating policy.· Everything about the film directs our attention to the way it, and the society it images, is put together.· Dauntless doubted whether she could direct her attention upon anything long enough to sustain a sense of faith.· Doing so directs their attention to their drinking and reminds them that they are trying to moderate their consumption.
· Such comments have distracted attention from a long-awaited improvement in the economy.· Instead, distract your child's attention from the buckles by fitting a play tray over the top.· But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.· Combine roses with earlier or later flowering plants, and with evergreens to distract attention from their leafless stems in winter.· His clumsy attempt to distract her attention was all the warning she needed.· If the area concerned is not suitable, you should try to distract their attention elsewhere.· He gestures at the building behind him, as if trying to distract the animal's attention.
· Nor can Major divert attention with good news.· Computer and other technical problems diverted commander attention from the battlefield.· Environmentalists keep quiet because concern over radon in houses would divert attention from the campaign against nuclear power.· She struggled, screamed and was cut a second time in the neck but managed to divert his attention and flee.· She included difficult filler items without pronouns to divert the subjects' attention from the anaphoric expressions.· Even if they could be accurately measured, they may well divert attention from the real cause of behaviour.· Disguise Disguise your steps with feints that make the opponent blink, or which divert his attention elsewhere.
· What this criticism draws attention to is the bitter truth about teachers' exclusive concentration upon creativity with working-class pupils.· His resignation from the National Executive had drawn attention to the difference within the Labour Party on foreign policy.· Do not draw attention to yourself.· Did he also draw attention to the total inadequacy of control over pension fund investments and procedures?· In their 1984 paper McGrath and Solter also drew attention to genomic imprinting.· They must draw attention to national needs if they believe the educational system is not adequately meeting them.· Or had they been afraid to do so in case it drew attention to what they were up to?· The fact that it is underrepresented highlights the need to draw translators' attention to it.
· He ploughed on, trying to outline his plans for the paper, and engage Sutton's attention.· No Man has more wit, nor can any one engage the attention more than Mr Morris.· It wasn't Friern that was engaging our attention ....· These three examples suggest certain abilities in a new-born that can not fail to engage the attention of new parents.· It was the man who engaged the attention of Blind Hugh, one of the beggars on early duty at Pearl Dock.· Neither of these responses seriously engages our attention on performance.· Aesthetic attention, therefore, consists of engaging the focus of attention in a heightened sustained discrimination.· Blacks troubled him most because the sight of a white worker emptying shit cans engaged their attention.
· Phillips was first to go after an off-the-ball incident that escaped the attention of most people in the ground.· Of these, the best known is the Everglade kite, which escaped attention even longer than the crocodile.· A single vote, wasted votes and used votes Nothing escapes attention so easily as the obvious.· But the counterproductive nature of this policy gesture can not escape attention.· Developments in primary care Primary care did not escape the attention of the Thatcher government either.· By waiting until the last minute, donors can sometimes escape attention in the hectic time before an election.· The Government's actions regarding observance of the law do not escape attention by ordinary people.· Life has slowed down so drastically for him that Blue is now able to see things that have previously escaped his attention.
· Although speechreaders learn the necessity for keen attention and mental focus, it is not humanly possible to focus attention all day.· The Supreme Court decision has given us an opportunity to focus our attention on the problem of end-of-life care.· It would focus his attention where it should be focused: on finding Samantha.· In the other; her ability to focus and pay attention is very strong.· Those external demands provide a time-frame within which you must organize the rest of your activities and focus your attention.· Jones said the president will not only have more say over bills but more power to focus public attention on specific issues.· Any work undertaken on an individual basis should always focus attention on the broader social context in which the individual lives.· But its collapse had served to focus attention upon many of the tensions within the school system.
· Government policies from 1979 have focused attention on the private sector.· That has focused even more attention on the subject of quality management nationwide.· To account for this process revisionist work has focused attention on the experience of students in higher education.· Goosby no doubt focused his attention on the knife and the blood.· A stunned silence fell upon the room as they focused their attention on what they thought was princess Voluptua.· Ostentatious expenditure focused the attention of the poor on the wealth of the wealthy, for this of course was its purpose.· He focused his attention on them, concentrating on trivia, blocking out anxiety.· C., at the time of the hearings and the publicity that surrounded him focused congressional attention on both issues.
· I shouted to get his attention, but my voice didn't carry far enough.· Tony punched Simon to get his attention.· Thing is, you've got to grab attention with just one phrase as punters rush on by.· The danger is that ideas like this are getting a lot of attention in Congress.· The others will cover such things as workplace conditions and the use of work equipment, with computer screens getting special attention.· It was a way of getting attention.· We got attention straight away, we got some kind of profile very easily.· The Alsops' reporting got attention.
· Lancaster's book on library evaluation gives some attention to standards.· The Civil Rights Division also gave scant attention to police abuse of black citizens.· The events of 1909-11 have been given comparatively lengthy attention.· This gives proper attention to each instrument or scale.· Here we give special attention to youth.· He had given his undivided attention to decorating his house for more than a week.· Since only a small minority was involved in violence, why give so much attention to the riot?· Was the wish of a bad person given the same attention as the wish of a good person?
· It proved a work of appealing ingenuity with many reference points to hold the listener's attention.· In addition to the daily little worries, these were the sweeping imponderables that held their attention.· How can you hold their attention?· This exercise would let you know if the author has what it takes to hold your attention.· Which hand seems to hold your attention?· Still, there was something about Maidstone that held Sandison's attention even after an hour.· The third man was the one who held the Marshal's attention.
· Once behind their peers they need individual attention to improve their reading.· But like Charles Frye, Rudi felt that his students needed counseling-and attention and support-at least as much as they needed teaching.· The chicks need round the clock attention, and have developed very healthy appetites.· Doctors say she will need years of medical attention.· It is not Cupid that they need but the attentions of a sympathetic psychotherapist.· It is one of the blessings of nature that the lock is something which needs minor attention.· Mature horses need less frequent attention but should be checked annually.· She said she later felt badly about calling 911, because she did not believe the matter needed police attention.
· Perhaps the region that has received most attention in the press in this context is Amazonia.· Maybe DWEMs received so much attention in the past because they deserved it.· Liquid stool incontinence has so far received little attention.· Probably no single subject in the concerns of man has received as much attention as love.· In contrast, it is the ergonomics of the hardware and the physical environment that have received most attention.· But the nontechnical aspects of the profession received little attention, and nobody thought to address problems relating to social position.· He deals much more with national issues rather than local ones and has received less media attention as a result.· The few communications which do receive full attention normally achieve this through a combination of chance, inside information and relentless harrassment.
· Ways in which the authority can discharge its responsibilities for standard setting for all aspects of care will also require attention.· Handling the raft required very little attention.· A matter has arisen requiring my personal attention.· Any successful scheme would require careful attention to the vision that the city and the community had for Clinton.· It is a demand that begins to override the others, and to require immediate attention.· The First Lady had an upcoming swing through four cities that required my urgent attention.· Crusting for chub is an art that requires concentration and constant attention to the performance.
· It will by now have become apparent that Brooke-Rose shifts her attention increasingly toward language over the course of her oeuvre.· Businesses have shifted their attention from their competitors to their customers.· We are therefore shifting some of our attention to exploring the opportunities for reducing morbidity.· He likes notions that shift attention away from government.· She shifted her attention to the main car park which was full.· So the company is shifting its attention from selling individual products to selling a range that can work easily together.· We shall concentrate on the product market, then shift our attention later in the chapter to the resource market.
· As they approached, Schellenberg pulled Devlin to one side and stood at attention.· It stands to attention, striking the air with a knowing finger.· You stand at attention until assigned.· Two guards, both armed with machine-pistols, stood stiffly to attention either side of him.· They walked slowly, led by the bagpipers, past an honor guard of law enforcement officers standing stiffly at attention.· As soon as you saw that you were about to be struck, you stood at attention and waited for the blows.· When a teacher entered or left a room, we stood at attention until given permission to do otherwise.
· After the war MI5 turned its attention to the growing menace of Bolshevism which the government feared would soon engulf the country.· After sloughing off Payless, May could turn its attention to acquisitions, possibly of other department stores, analysts said.· Once his infantry were in position, Springfield had turned his attention to his motorised troops.· Cooper had turned full attention to his son, who maneuvered the tall porch steps, one at a time.· Having, as she thought, placed them, she turned her attention to her own stall.· When Zeus had punished men by giving them women he turned his attention to the arch-sinner himself.· Rohmer turned his attention back to Jimmy as Gilbert and Frye continued taking their mysterious readings.· Once the school began functioning smoothly, Friedman turned his attention to the blacker side of the organization: interception and solution.
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PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He said that very little escapes his attention.
  • Life has slowed down so drastically for him that Blue is now able to see things that have previously escaped his attention.
  • Nor should the similarities in the broader dimensions of the problem of youth employment escape our attention.
  • Richie had the feeling that something had escaped his attention.
  • There he might hope to hide in the depths, to escape our attentions.
  • Virtually no country escaped its attentions.
  • As soon as you saw that you were about to be struck, you stood at attention and waited for the blows.
  • As they approached, Schellenberg pulled Devlin to one side and stood at attention.
  • He stood at attention before me and the rest of my men.
  • It stands to attention, striking the air with a knowing finger.
  • The guide should have made us all stand to attention and salute.
  • When a teacher entered or left a room, we stood at attention until given permission to do otherwise.
  • You stand at attention until assigned.
► attention!
  • A sage grouse in full mating display will compete for the attentions of females on the lek.
  • If in doubt phone the newspaper office and ask where articles for the attention of the news editor should be sent.
  • Males compete with other males for the attentions of females; females then choose the most suitable males.
  • Students in the bed race compete with the Blackpool Belle for the attention of photographers at the Cabin in 1979. 3.
  • The parents moved in couples, greeting one another with false enthusiasm and competing for the attention of the staff.
► attract/catch/get somebody’s attention
  • We thought he was whining just to get some attention.
  • Alicia Silverstone plays an irascible rich girl who stages her own kidnapping to get attention from daddy.
  • It was a way of getting attention.
  • Moaners get attention but they're not much fun to have around!
  • So do not feel you have to make a fuss to get attention.
  • The Alsops' reporting got attention.
  • They will get attention in connection with the second hypothesis of the theory of determinism of this book.
  • You matter now - you're getting attention and recognition.
  • Both of these draw attention to the urgent need to provide better opportunities and facilities to encourage walking and cycling.
  • Darwin knew these things perfectly well, and drew attention to them.
  • Despite many advantages, such a definition fails to draw attention to the unifying characteristics of pragmatic phenomena.
  • My hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the benefits of Community co-operation.
  • One can merely draw attention to the problem here, for local arrangements were complex and varied.
  • Richard Hodges has drawn attention to the beginnings of this process in the post-Roman period with the establishment of emporia.
  • The feminine voice at the start of the Shipman's Tale is a conundrum that draws attention to the teller.
  • Wearing sunglasses indoors is pretty much guaranteed to draw attention to you.
  • But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.
  • Combine roses with earlier or later flowering plants, and with evergreens to distract attention from their leafless stems in winter.
  • It also distracted attention from the continued effects of racism.
  • Lisa tells us it diverts attention from the pain.
  • Police said the message was a decoy to distract attention from the real danger area.
  • Such comments have distracted attention from a long-awaited improvement in the economy.
  • The authorities are said to take the view that the Gulf war will distract attention from civilian casualties in Jaffna.
  • They know how to make themselves look good, and they also know how to divert attention from the less flattering stories.
  • It was one of the other students who brought your misbehaviour to my attention.
  • The case brought sexual harassment to the public's attention.
  • The reviews provide a way for companies to bring their trade concerns to the attention of the government.
  • Californian neuroscientist John Lilly may have done most to bring Ketamine to our attention.
  • Hu brought this to my attention.
  • In order to encourage the internal generation a ideas, senior management must provide a clear mechanism for bringing ideas to their attention.
  • Kramer brought it to his attention years ago.
  • So many people were bringing it to my attention I figured something had to go my way.
  • The computer flags any bodies that have moved during the observing session and brings them to the attention of the operator.
  • There've always been plenty of kindly brother officers to bring it to my attention.
  • We first brought it to your attention in January last year and we were delighted with your response.
  • Cuttings that should come to everybody's attention quickly can be pinned to the library noticeboard or contained in a monthly newsletter.
  • I pay tribute to the fairness of the Home Office in dealing with the cases that have come to my attention.
  • It's just come to my attention that he might have corresponded with Christabel LaMotte.
  • Small strokes of frontal lobe seldom come to the attention of neurologists.
  • Then it came to the attention of Edward Hooper, an unusually tenacious man.
  • Unlike venereal disease, leprosy came to Western attention relatively late.
  • We maintain a computerised database of potential acquirers against which we screen all opportunities that come to our attention.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Above all, the Fourth International calls attention to the turn in the pattern of the world revolution.
  • And Feinstein, 62, has been aggressive in calling media attention to her bipartisanship.
  • But despite these signs of success Hansen won't take full credit, calling attention to his brother, Steve.
  • For our purposes, I call special attention to the chapters on structural configurations.
  • It called attention to a need for safeguards of the rights of prisoners, disabled people, women and immigrant workers.
  • President Clinton called attention to the broader issues with his veto of the balanced budget act.
  • Stephen Scobie has called attention to the sheer excess with which Leonard adorns his pages.
  • This book is in-tended largely to call attention to this opportunity and to point to the consensus for action that already exists.
► capture somebody’s imagination/attention etc► catch somebody’s attention/interest/imagination etc
  • I loved talking and being the centre of attention, so I was chosen to be spokesperson.
  • And the tower is the centre of attention every May morning when the choir sings out across the rooftops.
  • Do they want to be the centre of attention?
  • I like to be the centre of attention or in the public eye 12.
  • Once, when he was the centre of attention at the youth club I saw him do it again.
  • She was the centre of attention - like all brides.
  • There were more junior officials around them, and Pink was the centre of attention.
  • Trust Claire to act as if she were the centre of attention.
  • You can be the centre of attention in a conversation but then the focus changes as new participants enter the dialogue.
  • An informant may, therefore, negotiate with others to convince them that she or he is ill and deserves attention.
  • And immigration is still refusing to see that this man deserves consideration for his sacrifice.
  • Another clever scheme for massive energy storage deserves consideration.
  • On that count, Mr Spivak's original creation deserves attention.
  • One academic point in Ghosh deserves consideration.
  • The output deserves attention under three heads.
  • Two sorts of applications deserve attention.
  • Another speaker said that our presence would only draw attention and suspicion to their villages.
  • Darwin knew these things perfectly well, and drew attention to them.
  • Do not draw attention to yourself.
  • However, in two other respects, Waddington draws our attention to points which are of fundamental importance.
  • In this way the barbarians encouraged usurpation, and the usurpers drew attention away from the barbarians.
  • It was the adventure and the daring that drew their attention.
  • What this criticism draws attention to is the bitter truth about teachers' exclusive concentration upon creativity with working-class pupils.
  • You remember, it was you that drew our attention to the place where the nurse was concentrating her pecking?
► escape somebody’s attention/notice► fasten your attention on somebody/something
  • I gulped, and fixed my eyes on the blood-red pen on the desk.
  • She fixed her eyes on Mr Hollins's face and waited for his answer.
  • She fixed her eyes on the jagged line of rocks to which she had to climb.
  • She fixed her eyes on the street in an attempt to calm herself.
  • She couldn't turn round so she fixed her eyes on her two brothers on the altar.
  • The risks of a court case also have to be in the forefront of your mind.
  • This meant that fund-raising news and any other news about the deaf was in the forefront of everyone's attention.
► give something thought/attention/consideration etc
  • While she waited, she tried to occupy her mind with pleasant thoughts of the vacation.
  • I don't think she was paying any attention to what I was saying.
  • All I do is pay attention to my body.
  • And there they sat without frames, naked in the heat of high noon, waiting to be paid attention to.
  • Feminists must pay attention to beliefs about male and female speech, because prejudice is often more powerful than fact.
  • However, the candidate's response can be very revealing and interviewers should pay attention to it.
  • I wish you'd learn to pay attention.
  • Invariably, no one paid attention to them.
  • Organizations in this environment must pay attention to flexibility, quality and asset utilization to remain competitive.
  • Until you start paying attention, that is.
  • A more serious consideration to my mind is the continued quotation of Ingard shares on the Stock Exchange.
  • Book publishing is another important aspect of the print media to which private organisations and the government should pay serious attention.
  • But little serious thought has been given to this problem.
  • Dangerous goods and perishable goods are two examples of operational specializations worth serious consideration.
  • It does not mean that money has to rule, but it is a necessary and serious consideration.
  • It was high time she got down to serious thought about her doctorate.
  • The concept of interleague play in major league baseball is certainly intriguing, worthy of serious consideration.
  • The fact is that I had already begun to give serious consideration to the possibility of doing away with Dennis Parsons.
► snap to attention
  • Groups of men in bare feet and tattered clothes spring to attention as strangers approach.
  • The colonel gave the order for the men to stand to attention.
  • We stood at attention until we were given permission to leave.
  • An hour later he was standing to attention in a depleted square of those who had survived the battle.
  • Even the few pots of make-up on the blue-flowered dressing table seemed to be standing to attention.
  • Farrar knew what he had got into now, and stood to attention.
  • It stands to attention, striking the air with a knowing finger.
  • One man in the crowd removed his hat and stood to attention, head bowed in prayer.
  • The guide should have made us all stand to attention and salute.
  • The Major stood to attention and saluted.
  • The older one put his hand to his mouth and coughed and stood to attention and the younger one shot his cuffs.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounattentionattendantattentiveness ≠ inattentivenessadjectiveattentive ≠ inattentiveverbattendadverbattentively ≠ inattentively
1listen/look/think carefully [uncountable] when you carefully listen to, look at, or think about someone or something:  My attention wasn’t really on the game. She tried to pay attention to what he was saying. If you paid more attention in class, you might actually learn something! Scott sat down at his desk and turned his attention to the file he had in front of him. As a society we need to give more attention to the needs of older people. Now he’s gone, I can give you my undivided attention. This game is fun and is sure to keep the attention of any young student. They listened to the speech with close attention. Attention to detail is essential in this job. During the lecture Sarah’s attention began to wander.2interest [plural, uncountable] the interest that people show in someone or something:  She was flattered by all the attention he was giving her.attract/receive/enjoy attention a player who quickly attracted the attention of several clubs The exhibition received little attention in the press.public/media/press attention Her case attracted a great deal of media attention.hold/keep somebody’s attention (=make someone stay interested and keep reading, listening, watching etc) The book holds the reader’s attention right to the very end. Rob loves being the centre of attention (=the person who everyone is interested in, listens to etc). She spent a lot of time trying to avoid the attentions (=romantic interest) of her boss. The man then turned his attentions to (=became romantically interested in) her sister.3notice a)attract/catch/get somebody’s attention to make someone notice you, especially because you want to speak to them or you need their help:  She waved to attract the attention of the waitress. b)get attention to make someone notice you and be interested in what you are doing:  Children often misbehave in order to get attention. c)draw/call attention to something (also focus attention on something) to make people notice and be concerned or think about something:  The purpose of the article was to draw attention to the problems faced by single parents. We wanted to focus public attention on this matter. He left quietly to avoid drawing attention to himself. d)divert/distract/draw attention from something to make people stop being concerned about something such as a social problem:  All this talk of war is just an attempt to draw attention away from the serious economic problems that face our country. e)bring something to somebody’s attention to tell someone, especially someone in authority, about something such as a problem:  The matter was first brought to my attention earlier this year. f)come to somebody’s attention if something such as a problem comes to the attention of someone in authority, they find out about it:  It came to my attention that Jenny was claiming overtime pay for hours she had not worked. g)escape your attention if something escaped your attention, you did not notice it:  This fact had not escaped the attention of the authorities.4repair/cleaning [uncountable] something you do to repair or clean something:  The bike’s in fairly good condition, but the gears need a bit of attention.5care [uncountable] things that you do to help or to take care of someone or something:  Pets need a lot of care and attention. Anyone who comes into contact with these chemicals should seek urgent medical attention. Your plants look like they could do with a bit of attention.6stand to/at attention if soldiers stand to attention, they stand up straight in neat lines7attention! a)used to ask people to listen to important information that is being announced, especially on a loudspeaker (=piece of equipment used to make sounds louder):  Attention, please! Could passenger Marie Thomas please proceed to Gate 25 immediately. b)used when ordering a group of soldiers to stand up straight in neat lines8 for the attention of somebody used on the front of an official letter when you want a particular person to read it or deal with it:  Letters should be marked ‘for the attention of Joe Benson’.COLLOCATIONSverbspay attention to something/somebody· He read the final page, paying particular attention to the last paragraph.turn your attention to something/somebody· She quickly put away the shopping and then turned her attention to preparing dinner.give something/somebody your attention (=think about something or someone so that you can deal with a problem)· She promised to give the matter her attention the next day.somebody’s attention wanders (=someone stops listening, watching etc carefully)· During the service, her mind began to wander.adjectivessomebody’s full/complete/undivided attention· He gave the task his undivided attention.THESAURUSpay attention to carefully listen to, look at, or think about something or someone: · She told the class to stop talking and pay attention.· In any relationship, it helps to pay attention to each other’s needs.concentrate to think carefully about something that you are doing and not let other things disturb your thoughts: · I tried to read a few pages, but I was too upset to concentrate.· Children need their own quiet space where they can concentrate on their homework.keep your mind on something to continue to pay attention to something, especially when you are very excited or worried about something else: · On Friday, the day of the party, I had a dreadful time keeping my mind on my work.· Good football players keep their minds on the game at all times.keep your eyes on something to keep watching something carefully, so that you do not make any mistakes: · The first rule of driving is to keep your eyes on the road.· Keep your eyes on the ball – now swing!be engrossed in something to be paying so much attention to a book, a conversation, some work etc, that you do not notice what is happening around you: · Helen was sitting up in bed, engrossed in a novel.· He was so engrossed in what he was doing he didn’t even hear the doorbell ring.be absorbed in something to be giving all your attention to something, especially something you are reading, watching, or thinking about: · The little boy sat at the edge of the pond, totally absorbed in watching the fish.· He was a quiet man who often seemed to be absorbed in his own thoughts.· Matilda was curled up in an armchair, absorbed in a book.give something/somebody your undivided attention to give all your attention to something or someone and not do anything else – used especially when this is something you want or need to do: · Come round when the kids are in bed so I can give you my undivided attention.· Once I’ve finished my exams, I’ll be able to give my undivided attention to looking for a job.
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