Sentences with phrase «turned by the attention»

He has been upset at the lack of first - team action, which may or may not have been down to the youngster possibly having his head turned by the attention given to him by some Premier League outfits scouting his every move.

Let's hope his head hasn't been turned by the attentions of Real Madrid and he commits his future to United.

One can only speculate whether his head has been turned by the attention of other clubs, whether the intensity of the Premier League has got too much for him or whether opposing defenders are secretly wearing red kryptonite shorts.

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Many big institutions, though, are too overwhelmed by the need to invest buckets of cash to pay close attention — and so much of that cash, in turn, now goes to giants as well.

Specific areas to focus attention on are: switching off all lights and electronics at night, turning thermostats down by one or two degrees, and having timers on heating and lighting systems so they are only on when required.

This style of mixing great info with the sales pitch is one of the best ways to make people pay attention to your sales pitch without getting turned off by it.

By investing in Hyperloop One and joining the company's board, Branson will turn his attention back to the ground.

As an area that continues to grow, propelled by interest in and demand for FinTech solutions, more investors are turning their attention to regtech startups, including those in cannabis, vendor risk management, information security / cybersecurity, healthcare, background checks, compliance management and government / legislation.

By turning attention away from intuition and toward measurable factors that got players on base, the A's changed their team — and then the league.

Practice concentration by turning off all distractions and committing your attention to a single task.

But many customer service representatives want to avoid conflict, trying to turn attention away from the issue at hand by deflecting the customer's complaint and routinely reciting «company policies.»

People are turned off by those who are desperate for attention.

Instead of focusing on being liked and accepted by everyone, turn your attention on building a company where everyone likes to work and customers like to do business with.

He could now turn his attention to establishing his «fiscal bona fides» by cutting government programs and services and developing his brand under the slogan «Canada's Economic Action Plan».

It is not simply «whatever it takes» come hell or high water; it is «whatever it takes» within the central bank's mandate, thereby turning attention to the limits set by the substantive law.

If you've ever dreamed of owning your own beachside retreat, a private coastal hideaway with lush ocean views... or a lakeside home on a pristine tropical mountain lakeside surrounded by rolling hills of cool pine forests and fertile pastures... in a country with world - class health care, and affordable daily living... then you should turn your attention now to Costa Rica.

Attentions this week turn to a busy macroeconomic calendar headlined by the Bank of England's policy announcement Thursday while the more immediate focus turns to Manufacturing PMI for direction through trade on Monday.

With demographic trends pointing to a greater focus on longevity risk and more attention being placed on the downside of short - term investment behavior by governments, regulators and even the financial media, the tide may turn in the coming years.

So, if you're interested in collecting things and continuing to keep your home lovely at the same time, try turning the collections into passive income by selling some of the things you find (especially the ones that are being sold under their value, and you would know, because you are paying attention).

As newly selected Progressive Conservative leader Jim Prentice begins his transition into the Premier's Office (having just named his transition team), attention will soon turn to a provincial by - election that will allow the new premier an opportunity to be elected as an MLA.

Bruce has turned his attention to addressing the market opportunity created by the lack of funding available to growth stage digital companies in Canada.

After the unexpectedly rapid turnaround in monetary policy by the Bank of Canada — with July's increase in Canadian interest rates coming almost a year earlier than had been widely predicted only a few weeks earlier — the attention of market participants turned to Australia, where interest rates remained at record lows.

Three articles in recent weeks drew attention, by former Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder, Bank of Greece Governor George Provopoulos and Portugal's Carlos Moedas (secretary of state to the prime minister), each in turn emphasising just how very complex and challenging the European makeover is and will be and choices on offer.

Then Barfi spoke for himself, switching to Arabic and turning his attention to al - Baghdadi, whom he addressed by name.

So, they don't want that unwanted litigious attention turn towards them, whether by TJ or, even, yourself.

He continued: «As she walked by, they didn't think that momma was paying any attention to them, and one young man turned to the other one and he said, «Man, is she built.»

Introspectively, my position is verified by the shifting nature of conscious attention, with its structure of a central focal awareness surrounded by an horizon of indeterminate yet always accessible oblique experience, upon which the searchlight of attention may at any moment be turned.

As the recent presidential campaign turned US attention to Russia — with reports of Trump's alleged ties to the Russian president as well as alleged hacking by Russian operatives in hopes of influencing the election — Russians were following American politics too.

He goes his way indifferent to the distribution and division of earthly goods, as one who has no possessions and desires none; he is not concerned for his daily bread, like the birds of the air; he does not trouble himself about house and home, as one who neither has nor seeks a shelter or a resting - place; he is not concerned to follow the dead to the grave; he does not turn his head to look at the things that usually claim the attention of men; he is not bound to any woman, so as to be charmed by her and desirous of pleasing her.

And the third was an absolutely fantastic post by Dr. Richard Beck entitled «Faith and Doubt After the Cognitive Turn,» which was brought to my attention by a reader.

By the time I had graduated, the field had become «one that maintains its interest in literary texts but explores all forms of aesthetic speech and that views performance as an art and recognizes its communicative potential and function» There were three challenges to those of us graduating with doctoral degrees in this discipline: 1) to locate which performances within art and / or culture we would focus our attention on as scholars and performers; 2) to interpret the core concepts generating from the cultural turn in our discipline to other studies of culture and human communication and 3) to develop «performance - centered» methods of research and instruction in whatever parts of the university we found ourselves.

In recent years, most of the more than two hundred colleges and universities in America have turned their attention to strengthening their «Catholic identity,» but relatively few come near to approximating the vision of Catholic higher education proposed by John Paul and Benedict.

They were accused of disturbing the peace and of keeping people from working by turning their attention to revivals.

Once visited by as many as 7,000 on Sunday mornings, Coral Ridge shrunk to 1,400 — 1,500 regular attendees as Kennedy's attention turned to national politics.

While the tree silently and discreetly stands by, the boy, like most blossoming youths, turns his attention first toward the opposite sex.

The media attention has resulted in a wave of young, unchurched Australians turning up on Sundays, intrigued by the activities of McKenna and his fellow activists, and the Jesus they say they represent.

Given this one last opportunity to say what needed to be heard and remembered by his disciples, Jesus» attention centers on our unity and our witness, which turn out to be one and the same thing.

I think NP really tries to demonstrate God's goodness, and I think ultimately that will bring the only type of repentance that really matters, the real turning of the heart and not a phoney attempt to live by a list of dos and do nt's (well, let's face it, that list has only don'ts, not one seems to pay attention to the «dos» anymore).

These social scientists have not yet, to my knowledge, turned their attention to the role (s) played by theologians in helping to form the attitudes of clergy and laity.

The sense of promise undergirds a wide variety of biblical challenges, e.g. apocalyptic renunciations of the «present age,» Jesus» sense of homelessness, the Gospels» message that turning our attention toward the Risen Lord requires a forfeiture of worldly security, and St. Paul's summons to realize our freedom by living without the comforts of legalism.

As we turn our attention to the problem presented by the miracles of the Gospels we are manifestly considering a phase of the same subject as engaged us in the preceding chapter.

«Whoso turns his attention to the bitter strifes of these days and seeks a reason for the troubles that vex public and private life must come to the conclusion that a fruitful cause of the evils which now afflict, as well as those which threaten, us lies in this: that false conclusions concerning divine and human things, which originated in the schoolsof philosophy, have now crept into all the orders of the State, and have been accepted by the common consent of the masses.»

I imagine Him seeking you, first with the gentleness of a lover, but now with greater and greater urgency by whatever means possible to get your attention; to get you to turn back to Him.

Our attention is heightened because there is an increase of mental feeling, and this in turn procures a greater depth of feeling in general by virtue of the fact that the contrast with physical feeling is increased.

To turn attention away from these ideas because they are philosophical is to allow them a tyranny over theological work that can be dispelled only by critical and self - conscious reflection about them.

I put it in the oven and turned my attention to other things, until a few minutes later I heard a faint «clunk» sort of noise followed by the hissing sound of liquid hitting a hot surface.

The Original Cakerie has followed a business - to - business model since its inception and will continue to do so, but it recently turned its attention to consumer trends and developed a consumer - facing brand called Inspired by Happiness.

I started by organising a compost bin and as the compost grew and matured, I turned my attention to the soil.

2015 is here, and while most of the country is gripped by an evil wind chill, we still, regardless, must turn our attention back to alcohol beverage sales and look ahead, plan forward, and create a business model that will carry us this current year.

Attentions now could turn to the no. 31 top which is currently worn by Raheem Sterling and whether or not it will be in use during the new campaign.