attention span

I think her ability to stay focused, her attention span and all that stuff is just how she works and what goes into her game.

One witness said the gunfire began after a traffic collision, which drew the attention of a nearby police officer.

First, they allow Paul to siphon off attention from whichever potential candidate is making news.

In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.

Anyone who tries to draw attention to threats instead of quietly burying them is worsening the problem.

In an effort to gain early attention, he focused his attention on the Iowa precinct caucuses, which had never mattered much.

This attracted much attention, and the London journals praised the artist.

His parents were peasants and he wrought as a day laborer till he attracted attention.

The little crowd and the boats on the beach were right under them and no one paid any attention or seemed to be in a hurry.

The card table profitably occupies some six to eight hours daily of these old fellows' attention.

Claude de Vert died; he devoted much attention to the ceremonies of the church of Rome, of which he wrote a history.