We have attention spans of about 10 minutes before we lose interest and tune out.
Kermode added that McDougall had been taken to the tournament's medical center to have attention for his injured leg.
"All the attention Otto is getting is well-deserved, but at the same time, knowing that going into games that he's going to have that attention, we have to step up, " Starks said.
"I don't think a lot of people have paid attention to this, " said Scott D.
That is something that does have the attention of European and U.S. markets, at least short-term.
"These two incidents ... have taken attention and resources away from this investigation, " Thomas said.
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Few have paid attention to Nicaragua's alarming situation that affects both regional and US national security.
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Now that I have your attention, stay with me to see where this goes.
The arguments have focused attention once again on how the budget is made up.
However, some poison mailed to a U.S. senator does have the attention of traders and investors Wednesday.
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"When you've engaged someone and have their attention on your business, you can't put them off, " she says.
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And the lists of departing Morgan Stanleyites in the newspapers have drawn attention away from their own troubles.
But he never got the traction he wanted because "on Twitter, people have short attention spans, " he says.
But while I still have your attention, a row has broken out between the UK and Welsh Governments.
NPR's John Nielsen reports dancing ants, disgusting worms and the world's laziest mole-rats have the attention of serious scientists.
The internet may not have a sense of humor, and perhaps it encourages people to have short attention spans.
Nitride semiconductors have attracted attention for their potential applications in highly efficient optical and power devices for energy saving.
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Unfortunately, most of those taken aback by recent events have focused attention on the symptoms rather than the disease.
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Second, I have the attention span of a gnat, so I am the last person who should be developing anything.
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Several other recent stories, too, have focused attention on whether and how a person may be helped to end his life.
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Wales international midfielder Joe Ledley and centre-back Roger Johnson are two of the hottest properties outside the top-flight and have attracted attention.
People in our social networking epoch have the attention span of fleas.
He has denounced those like me who have called attention to them.
Then again, how many of your neighbors have the attention span to make it through an 1, 100-page novel replete with 90-page philosophy screeds?
Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work Sesame Street is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer.
Broadway "is just a fun place to have your attention, " says Benerofe, a New York commercial real estate developer and an angel investor in shows.
Other leaders, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, have drawn attention to the summit by calling for meaningful action too.
Troubles in Waterloo, Ontario have attracted attention in the Lower 48.
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These games do not provide learning per se but create a set of competitive games where you do better if you have paid attention in class.
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