But his message had to compete for attention with news that the giant insurance company American International Group,or AIG, paid out $165 million in bonuses to employees after the government agreed to bail out the financially troubled company.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

His music first gained attention when his song "Strange Condition" was used in the soundtrack for the movie "Me,Myself and Irene."

VOA: special.2009.10.09

The family hopes the music will attract attention to the need for taking good care of the earth and its seas.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

They saw it as a chance to get more help for the lake's problems, and more national attention for the area.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

The Global Initiative for Asthma,or GINA, was formed in nineteen ninety-three to raise attention about the growing problem.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

Farrah Fawcett often received more attention for her troubled private life than for her work as an actress.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

And an international movement known as hospice has helped bring attention to difficult-to-treat pain for the dying.

VOA: special.2009.02.10

The biathlon requires great skill to combine the physical demands of skiing and the calm, focused attention needed for shooting at a target.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

She says many students are sleepy and unable to pay attention in class because there is not enough food for them at home.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

In nineteen ninety-five at the age of fifty, she received a great deal of attention for being photographed without clothes in a magazine.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

Frank Oteri says the Internet and new technologies have increased the competition for people's attention and money.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

The planning for a national protest on the environment soon began to receive national media attention.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

"Cleopatra" received a great deal of attention for bringing together Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

VOA: special.2011.04.03

She becomes close friends with a young man who competes for her love and attention.

VOA: special.2010.01.20

For the fourth year, people are being urged to turn off their lights for one hour to call attention to the issue of climate change.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

Yet the new report says in Africa, for example, it has generally received limited attention.

VOA: special.2009.06.08

Sometimes the trio would reunite, often for performances that brought attention to political issues.

VOA: special.2009.12.27