Example sentences of "[been] given [adj] attention " in BNC.

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1 One example of an hypothesis which has been given serious attention in recent years is the possible link between electromagnetic fields generated by high-voltage power lines or supply cables and ill health .
2 In the delicate balance between trust and accountability , an Area Secretary should be confident that her/his report will always be acknowledged on the basis of its having been given serious attention .
3 Over the past year so much time and energy has been devoted to considering the implications of the new audit regulatory regime that investment business has been given scant attention by commentators and the profession alike .
4 Security issues , covering data protection , data integrity , security of access , physical security , recovery arrangements , and printout control , have been given close attention .
5 In terms of the future of formal education , priority has been given to achievement of non-racial education , and neither questions of female access and achievement , nor the gendered content of educational materials , have been given much attention .
6 Lesbians and HIV prevention have been given little attention in the overall response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic .
7 The practice of nurses working flexible hours , which is largely controlled by the needs of the nursing team , has to date been given little attention .
8 In tropical countries the importance of maintaining the cold chain is recognised , but in temperate countries it has been given little attention until recently .
9 It seems strange that this phenomenon , so necessary both for social cohesion and for the development of real harmony between ourselves and our horses , has been given less attention than pecking order : a reflection , perhaps , on the observer more than on the observed .
10 Virginia Bottomley , a health minister , said many of the 3,000 people sleeping rough in the city might have stayed at home had they been given enough attention earlier .
11 However , while the former has been given considerable attention by geographers ( summarized by Openshaw et al. 1989 ) there has been relatively little such work in the UK on the disposal of non-nuclear wastes .
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