The phrase "attention in return" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the expectation of receiving attention or acknowledgment in exchange for giving attention to someone or something.
Example: "I always give my friends my full attention, hoping for their attention in return."
Alternatives: "acknowledgment in exchange" or "recognition back".
It's a good twist: humans who have given all their attention to their devices find that they can't hold their devices' attention in return.
Users can barter their attention in return for access to full content, membership priviliges, and incentives for strategic content.
The people providing the drugs to a generation of user junkies are now nearly unilaterally expecting attention in return as well.
Benjamin Bagby, whose Lincoln Center Festival performances of "Beowulf" got a lot of attention in 1997, returns to tell "Viking Tales of Lust, Revenge and Family," dredging up ancient music from within himself.
To put a games console at the heart of your house is to create a magic circle into which you can step with total attention – and which in return grants access to digital realms crafted to enthral, engage and amaze.
And, here's the key: expect no attention or reward in return.
One woman was angry over how much her son is paying for rent and a parking space, and did not believe the university is paying enough attention to security in return.
More specifically, in the latter half of 2010, eight Canadians contracted the NDM-1 'superbug', five of whom had contracted it while seeking medical care in India, all of whom required medical attention in Canada upon return [ 15].
As a reward, this manipulative person might not need the money (like in a case with the gypsy), but rather attention, care, devotion, giving nothing in return.
When his music started drawing renewed attention in Europe, he returned to performing, and continued for the rest of his life.
The attention to detail in returning a hyper-efficient result means every single aspect of the process is scrutinised over and over again to achieve a seamless result, even down to the paper used for voting slips.
