It's hard to pay attention and stay focused, especially when there is a lot going on around you,

We want to be sure people in South Carolina are paying attention to the storm. We wouldn't want anyone in South Carolina to be caught off guard.

We haven't been paying close attention to the polls

Irving can be devilishly readable-just as your attention begins to flag, he sends in a troupe of midgets, pulls back incestuous sheets, tosses off a daring piece of slapstick.

If you don't pay attention, you do so at your own peril.

Suddenly the already wealthy were reaping all the benefits. While other stories held our attention, that trend continued for 30 years.