Example sentences of "attention has be [vb pp] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Considerable public attention has been focussed on the policy intentions of local councils over the last few years , especially those pursuing some unorthodox , radical or new policy aims . |
| 2 | Much attention has been focussed on the failure of five different strikers to score goals , but only recently have others , and notably the outspoken Tony Cottee , started to appreciate the real problem at Goodison . |
| 3 | Policemen and women are members of a close-knit occupational world with a discrete culture and also face a world which has great variability and confusion , and considerable attention has been focused on the cognitive processes , typifications , and recipes they employ to accomplish policing ( for example , see Bittner 1967 , 1980 ; Chatterton 1975 ; Holdaway 1983 ; Manning 1977 ; Policy Studies Institute 1983b ; Reiner 1978 ; Rubinstein 1973 ; Skolnick 1966 ; for a study of police typifications in the United States which has a very odd combination of Schutz 's ideas , symbolic interactionism , and quantitative and mathematical models , see Sykes and Brent 1983 ) . |
| 4 | Attention has been focused on the composition of these deposits to see if we can link implements to specific mines . |
| 5 | Considerable attention has been focused on the distinction between causing grievous bodily harm ( section 18 ) and inflicting grievous bodily harm ( section 20 ) : for many years it was believed that the more restrictive word ‘ inflict ’ meant that section 20 required proof of a sufficiently direct action by D to constitute an assault , but the House of Lords has now decided that there can be an ‘ infliction ’ of GBH without proof of an assault . |
| 6 | Much attention has been focused on the concept of ‘ reasonable excuse ’ , where the courts have attempted to impose a fairly stringent test on persons whose reason for carrying a weapon is said to be fear of attack . |
| 7 | Most attention has been focused on the ionotropic receptors ( like NMDA and kainic acid receptors ) , but it is clear that metabotropic receptors operating through the InsP 3 and DAG messenger systems have a profound effect on neural behaviour , including memory . |
| 8 | Although attention has been focused on the risks of tampon use , in the United Kingdom there appears to be an equally important incidence of toxic shock syndrome associated with surgical procedures . |
| 9 | IN the past , attention has been focused on the problems of the chronology of civil defences and less thought has been directed at the reasons for these defences and why some settlements were chosen in preference to others . |
| 10 | Recent attention has been focused on the stunned myocardium and while established methods of assessing ventricular function are unable to detect such jeopardised myocardium , newer imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography , nuclear magnetic resonance or contrast echocardiography may further improve risk stratification in the future . |
| 11 | Much feminist attention has been focused on the sexist bias of many of the textbooks used in schools . |
| 12 | Much academic attention has been focused on the classification of the social groups comprising the new types of communities in rural areas . |
| 13 | More recently , attention has been focused on the statutory legal advice scheme ( and , indeed , legal aid generally ) , prompted , it seems , more by government concern at rising public expenditure costs than any serious wish that those who need but can not afford legal services obtain them . |
| 14 | Attention has been focused on the nature of the relationship which develops between the case manager and the client , as an attempt to understand which factors in the case manager and the client contribute to the development of a successful relationship and lead to better long-term outcome ( Frank and Gunderson , 1990 ; Wasylenki , 1991 ) . |
| 15 | It has also been stressed that the overall range of individual building types can be a useful indicator of the level of settlement complexity ; in particular , attention has been focused on the relative presence or absence of the larger , more obviously romanized , building complexes and their planned or ad hoc location within the layout . |
| 16 | In these models much attention has been focused on the interaction between markets which fail to clear , and the mechanisms by which agents ' actions are coordinated when prices are sticky . |
| 17 | Yet , surprisingly little attention has been focused on the institution by historians . |
| 18 | Recently , much attention has been focused on the notion of a ‘ core ’ and ‘ periphery ’ workforce as a consequence of attempts by organisations to increase efficiency by adopting flexible manning arrangements . |
| 19 | Much recent attention has been focused on the role of reactive oxygen species in mediating the microvascular disturbance that preceded gastric mucosal injury induced by several kinds of stress and ischaemia-reperfusion . |