The phrase "attention somewhat" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a degree of attention but lacks clarity and proper context.
Example: "The audience's attention somewhat waned as the presentation continued."
Alternatives: "somewhat attentive" or "attention to some extent".
The heavy media attention somewhat reduces the importance of paid advertising and, therefore, of money.
As you may have read, Kauto Star has been formally retired this morning, which has occupied our attention somewhat.
Afghanistan had receded from public attention somewhat with election protests in Iran, but with increasing violence and the presidential election coming up in Afghanistan, it will not stay that way for long.
A1 Mayor to Focus on Housing Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, whose public policy agenda has been eclipsed lately by the city's fiscal woes and the threat of a transit strike, is planning to shift his attention somewhat to the physical state of New York City, particularly its housing.
He has found the attention somewhat amusing, particularly when French magazines started calling him "Le Daredevil de l'Art", after Marvel's blind superhero Daredevil, a sobriquet he finds "hysterically funny".
"Two great athletes desired a lot of individual attention and somewhat demanded it," Quick said.
Similarly, of the 685 teachers surveyed in the Common Sense project, 71 percent said they thought technology was hurting attention span "somewhat" or "a lot".
His attention switched, somewhat, after he won a place on David Cameron's candidates' A-list and, as a result, was selected to fight Chippenham.
The attention has somewhat overwhelmed Weiland, but he has yet to decide if he wants to pursue a more formal job as an analyst and the larger workload it would entail.
Kirk, in his teens, let his attention drift somewhat: "Once I discovered rock 'n' roll, guitars, girls and recreational drugs, I devoted myself pretty wholeheartedly to those pursuits".
Now he turns his attention to a somewhat mustier subject: the history of cartography.
