Example sentences of "attention to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Nevertheless , by making parties to the Convention liable for ‘ all and any foreseeable consequences of extradition suffered outside their jurisdiction ’ the Court requires them to direct their attention to actions in third States . |
| 32 | On his journey ‘ through five republics ’ ( Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Uruguay , and Venezuela ) in 1905 he devoted more attention to railways than to any other single development . |
| 33 | The course would be a very detailed coverage of the potential of and techniques for using a particular DTP package ( e.g. , Ventura ) with some attention to questions of design . |
| 34 | On the other hand , it is necessary for the applicant for judicial review from the start to give at least as much attention to questions of remedies as to the question of whether the respondent has committed a legal wrong . |
| 35 | Briefly , child psychology is a luxury which only a small section of the world 's parents can afford to consider : mothers need a respite from the most urgent problems of hunger , sickness and exposure before they can give much attention to questions of personal adjustment and maladjustment . |
| 36 | Traditionally , literary criticism has paid little attention to questions of precise historical contextualisation . |
| 37 | To draw attention to headings and other important areas requires some form of emphasis so it is quite acceptable to use a sans serif face for these . |
| 38 | However , it is important to check radiation levels regularly with a geiger counter at worst-case operating levels , paying particular attention to joints and gaskets , particularly around the viewing window and anode . |
| 39 | Sophisticates might see it differently : thus J. H. Newman , writing in the Tracts for the Times ( no. 85 , 1840 ) when still a member of the Church of England , drew attention to discrepancies and differences of emphasis between various books of the Bible . |
| 40 | A careful user and comparer of sources , he often draws attention to discrepancies between them , and sometimes criticises their reliability , noting , for example , that Cædwalla of Wessex 's confirmation of a Glastonbury grant was signed with a cross although he was a pagan at the time . |
| 41 | I would suggest that this attention to differences between context-dependent and objective description can be explained as a product of the specific academic tradition to which these writers are the heirs . |
| 42 | Attention to differences between context-dependent and objective language may arise , to some extent , from this particular essayist tradition . |
| 43 | " The concept of the Labour aristocracy has had its value in drawing attention to differences within the working class but if it implies the existence … of a labour elite distinctly separated from lower strata and marked by political behaviour of an acquiescent type then it is a concept that does more harm than good to historical truth " . |
| 44 | In the next two sections , we shall draw attention to effects on interpretation and consider informally the basis of the distinction ; in 2.4 and 2.5 we look at the grammatical consequences , and in the remainder of the chapter consider why the distinction may sometimes be hard to appreciate and argue that it is nevertheless quite generally available for the attributive adjectival construction . |
| 45 | In the period surveyed , it gave 15% of its attention to committees . |
| 46 | Westminster Week gave 18% of its attention to committees . |
| 47 | Despite the fact that regular maintenance was a statutory requirement and despite some successful legal actions to enforce the statutory provisions , regular dredging and attention to leaks were perfunctory or never carried out at all by canal companies owned by the railways . |
| 48 | In his view the " pros " of segregation are : i Recruitment of interested specialist staff ii Specially designed environments iii Concentration of resources for dementia , avoiding diffusion of effort iv Special attention to relatives ' needs and the greater acceptability to relatives of a " special unit " v Avoids fear , antagonism and rejection from the non-demented vi Special information , research and teaching are useful spin-offs The " cons " of segregation are : i It is usually a more expensive option ii Admission criteria are difficult to establish — what degree of dementia qualifies ? |
| 49 | Either way the notion is both ill-informed and ridiculous and it comes from paying too much attention to newspapers like the Guardian . |
| 50 | We do not think it necessary to give special attention to marinas ( see comment under 2.13 ) . |
| 51 | A punctilious attention to prayers and strict religious observance would win their indulgence . |
| 52 | It has been argued that the present day focus of international law is upon disputes relating to parties ' interests in satisfying needs , and values , rather than upon formalistic attention to rights . |
| 53 | When King Gustav VI Adolph of Sweden turned his attention to objects made of this material in building his collection of Chinese art there were those who found it difficult to reconcile such pieces with his choice porcelains , jades and lacquer-work . |
| 54 | When he died Stark 's career was on the brink of still greater success , his posthumously published report on the plans for Edinburgh 's Calton area , in which he advocated attention to contours rather than the imposition of grid plans , having a profound effect on Edinburgh 's town planning . |
| 55 | Interviews — paying attention to reasons for leaving previous jobs , frequent changes of residence , and job-related medical history . |
| 56 | He says it 's the thin end of the wedge and once they ban motorised vehicles , they 'll probably then turn their attention to cyclists and horse-riders — and obviously we like using the Ridgeway . |
| 57 | Pay attention to views other than your own . |
| 58 | As a first step towards writing this larger program , we now turn our attention to genes . |
| 59 | Immediate attention to requests for information is part of the service that the guest will appreciate . |
| 60 | One of the most powerful forms of inquiry in recent years has been to look at Renaissance writing produced outside the cultural elite , bringing attention to texts marginalised and ignored by the institutional processes which maintains the traditional canon . |