He directed attention to the gold standard and saw a dramatic swing in his standing.
On a national level, No Child Left Behind directed attention to an injustice that was allowed to exist for too long.
That has helped to break the cycle of political violence which dogged the region, produced a healthy alternation of power, and directed attention to deep-rooted social problems.
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The vast amount of capital and media attention directed towards microfinance organizations as of late is raising eyebrows among those concerned with its social mission.
While much public attention is directed to national, state and large-city debt issues, Treasurer Pappas warns homeowners and taxpayers to pay careful attention to mounting local public debt in their communities.
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Excessive attention has been directed to hypothetical radiation dangers relative to the enormous scale of broader havoc wrought by those incredible once-in-three-century natural disasters.
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While much of the national debate regarding pensions has focused upon lack of adequate funding and excessive benefit payments, little attention has been directed at potential malfeasance related to the management of pension investments.
But it does run the risk of alienating independents who are leery of a social policy agenda hijacking the attention that needs to be directed at the economy.
It is also woefully unprepared to stop such attacks, and only now has the threat become so great that increased attention and funding is being directed at detection and prevention.
You are directed to bring this determination immediately to the attention of all air carriers, as defined in 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(2), and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.
WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Memorandum--Aviation Insurance Coverage
Imagine what could be accomplished if the same amount of attention and energy given to announcements by the Fed was directed toward putting this pro-growth economic agenda into action.
Vendors directed to these technologies face a classic tradeoff and cannot pay as much attention to the global opportunity as other competitors.
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