The Big Three failed because they were so successful and so intricately linked to the employment structure of the U.S. economy, that they did not pay attention to their competitive moats.

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Does he believe that he did not pay enough attention to these issues in his first year in office?

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Development aid is the wonkiest of wonk subjects, something the average person, at least until a few years ago, did not pay much attention to.

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If I was bugged, as I find very likely, I regret that those listening in did not pay more attention to what I had to say.

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But Casey did not say how long he would give Maliki, and Maliki in turn today said he would not pay attention to any U.S.-enforced timetable.

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Such was the case recently when The Yes Men spoofed GE in and effort to draw attention to the fact that the company did not pay U.S. taxes this year.

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The West chose not to pay attention because its senior officials knew if they did, they would have to do something.

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The applicable question is as follows: While BBWAA voters denied all of the aforementioned candidates from entrance into the Hall of Fame yesterday, did said voters err in not considering the fact that the players potentially enticed fans to pay attention to the game, which had an effect of generating increased revenue for the league?

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