Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] attention to [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 More sensitive than their counterparts at the beginning of the decade had been to the technical qualities of Hollywood films , the critics of the time constantly drew attention to the gap between the aspirations and the achievements of British films .
2 In his article ‘ Polonium : Windscale 's most lethal legacy ’ ( New Scientist 31 March , p 873 ) John Urquhart has rightly drawn attention to the omission from consideration of polonium-210 in the National Radiological Protection Board 's report on the 1957 Windscale reactor fire .
3 My hon. Friend has rightly drawn attention to the progress that has already been made .
4 Clearly both meant well , but their concern only called attention to the gulf between their world , their experience , and her own .
5 Like so many of the films that were to be made during the Second World War , The Four Just Men does n't only draw attention to the nature of the enemy ; it also presents an evocative picture of just what it is that is under threat — ‘ all the roads and rivers , fields add woods and hills that make up this funny old island . ’
6 Yet it is not enough merely to draw attention to the growth of what Marx called the ‘ light cavalry ’ of capitalism , without also observing a significant distinction within the developed countries ; or more precisely between the Old and New Worlds .
7 One can merely draw attention to the problem here , for local arrangements were complex and varied .
8 Overall , the results suggest that even for this client group ( who are traditionally the most difficult to place ) small staffed homes can provide improved client experience as measured by engagement in meaningful activity ; but that to do so requires attention to the quality of staff performance as well as to basic material and social resources .
9 In terms of client activity patterns , the overall results suggest that even for people who , in addition to their severe or profound learning disability , have very serious challenging behaviour , small staffed homes can provide improved client experience as measured by engagement in meaningful activity ; but that to do so requires attention to the quality of staff performance as well as to basic material and social resources .
10 Edito r , — C J McCullough rightly draws attention to the part that the royal colleges might play in a reassessment of the present system of delivering health care .
11 My hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the benefits of Community co-operation .
12 I have argued that correctionalism is no more inherently flawed than any other starting assumption ( including ‘ appreciation ’ ) that the alleged functions of crime are a myth , and that socialist anti-correctionalism is really nothing of the sort , but an argument about the nature of officially defined crime ( though it rightly draws attention to the fact that correctionalism can not justifiably avoid such an argument ) .
13 He rightly draws attention to the fact that it is not necessarily always one side that sometimes breaches the watchkeeping agreements and regulations .
14 Others certainly did : Metternich remarked , ‘ in the great Confederation , there is arising a smaller union , a status in statu in the full sense of the term , which will only too soon accustom itself to achieve its own ends by its own machinery … and will only pay attention to the objects and machinery of the Confederation insofar as they are compatible with the former ’ .
15 The exclusion from the survey of land held by customary tenures not only restricts attention to a minority , but seriously distorts the profile of effective ownership , for not infrequently the lord of the manor 's control was more apparent than real :
16 The UK nevertheless drew attention to the fact that denitrification processes are in an early stage of development and that further research is necessary and that the protection of water sources may take years to have the desired effect … ’
17 I have already drawn attention to the power there is in weakness and it is often the case that God is able to take ordinary weak things of this world and make them powerful for him .
18 In his earlier letter to Timothy , Paul had already drawn attention to the importance of maintaining right standards of conduct alongside right beliefs .
19 While there were fluctuations , it seemed officers in charge did not draw attention to the periods when dependency levels were lighter .
20 The House may be interested to know that , because we were seeking to look at the effect of NHS management reforms over the first six months , we did not draw attention to the fact that the number of people who have been waiting for more than one year on in-patient lists is 37 per cent .
21 And then I would just draw attention to the proposals .
22 Can I , can I just draw attention to an error under paragraph one nine two , the date at the beginning of the second line should be first December , sorry first October , nineteen ninety three , not tenth of December .
23 And they knew also that she was allowed to sit quietly with a book during lessons and not pay attention to the teacher .
24 Does he further agree that , at this critical time of ordering , building and commissioning that submarine fleet , we should not pay attention to the recommendations of the two main Opposition parties , whose opinion appears to vary , not merely from day to day , but from hour to hour ?
25 So that the point would not be overlooked , Mr Rubin deliberately drew attention to the phrase ‘ measurable progress ’ .
26 Frank further drew attention to the fact that in shear fields the velocity gradient tensor contains a rotational term ( for and this will prevent high extensions being attained .
27 Give all notes their full value , and always pay attention to the rests .
28 In your language learning always pay attention to the rhythm and try to mimic the language helper as accurately as you can .
29 Do n't you ever pay attention to the teachings of the Church ? ’
30 In its ruling , however , the IWT also drew attention to the issue of energy use per se : " ( Environmental ) procedures and the generation of ever more information on impacts do not help avoid the essential issue that industrialized countries should reduce their wasteful energy consumption , rather than enlarging the capacity to create energy " .
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