Example sentences of "attention [vb -s] been [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More recently , it has been shown that the aim of preservation has been somewhat relaxed , and some attention has been given to non-agricultural uses of green belts , particularly for recreation ( Hebbert and Gault 1978 ) . |
| 2 | Much less attention has been given to smooth-fronted waves of finite duration . |
| 3 | In syllabuses produced to date , only perfunctory attention has been given to cross-curricular themes . |
| 4 | Too little attention has been given to pragmatic factors , many of which Donaldson drew to our attention with notions such as human sense as well as her analysis of the contextual factors which operate to hinder the child 's grasp of intended meanings . |
| 5 | Much attention has been given in recent months to the provision of accommodation for nurses . |
| 6 | Considerable attention has been given in recent years to policies directed at training young people ( YTS , apprenticeship reform ) and the need to invest more as a nation in training in the interests of increased productivity . |
| 7 | Until recently women have been considered to be at low risk from HIV and AIDS , and attention has been focussed on so-called high risk groups . |
| 8 | Little attention has been paid to alternative presentational formats , such as graphs . |
| 9 | To improve fuel economy on short journeys and minimise the level of exhaust emissions , close attention has been paid to rapid engine warm-up . |
| 10 | In recent years far more attention has been paid to psychological factors in skill development , the catalyst being a book The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey ( Cape , 1975 ) . |
| 11 | In fact , attention has been paid at different times , and in different initiatives , to developing financial information appropriate to each of the above levels of analysis . |
| 12 | Considerable attention has been paid in recent years to the psychology of women , to the development of feminine gender identity and to the conflicts involved in women 's dual roles as carers and workers . |
| 13 | So far , little attention has been paid by feminist sociologists to higher education . |
| 14 | This attention has been reflected by academic research concentrating on how and why local governments develop policy . |
| 15 | Though much attention has been focused on critical ‘ breakthroughs ’ in such areas as micro-electronics , biotechnology and new materials where the potential for creating dramatic changes is obvious , change can also be created in small steps as firms find new ways of upgrading efficiencies . |
| 16 | First , political attention has been focused on public sector pay as a major element in the growth of state expenditure and of the deteriorating financial performance of state enterprises ( see , e.g. , Dubois 1975 : ch. 2 ) . |
| 17 | Their attention has been focused on rifted margins largely because of their potential oil and gas reserves . |
| 18 | ‘ Much public attention has been focused on foreign puchases of real estate , however , foreign ownership of banking and manufacturing is much more important ’ , the report argues . |
| 19 | It has also been argued that green belts have been used as instruments of preservation rather than conservation , and that insufficient attention has been devoted to positive planning , and to provision for recreational use . |