The phrase "attention to acquire" is not correct and may cause confusion in written English.
It could be used in contexts discussing the need for focus or concentration in order to obtain something, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "In order to succeed in this competitive environment, one must have the attention to acquire the necessary skills."
Alternatives: "focus to obtain" or "concentration to achieve".
Now that Franco and Wendell are signed, Phillips can turn more attention to acquiring starting pitchers.
The Libraries will devote more staff and attention to acquiring, processing, and making more generally available the rich set of resources that comprise the CCOH archive.
PARIS — France Télécom said Monday that it would turn its attention to acquiring smaller companies in Africa, Asia and the Middle East after dropping its $42 billion offer for a Finnish-Swedish rival, TeliaSonera.
HBR OnPoints contain the full-text article, plus a synopsis and annotated bibliography.Although most companies dedicate considerable time and attention to acquiring and creating businesses, few devote much effort to divestitures.
We paid particular attention to acquiring good signal-to-noise ratio of the incoming wave and to clearly identifying P and S phases on the seismograms.
Moreover, as health professionals of the future, they may have high motivation to pay attention to and acquire current PHI.
Conventional training of a surgeon involves the acquisition of a number of skills, a long process that requires considerable attention to ultimately acquire a satisfactory base of knowledge, to facilitate apprehension and comprehension of situations, formulate diagnoses, guide decision making, and strengthen manual and technical skills thus leading to improved therapeutic abilities [ 1– 3].
This past year, the trend has changed platforms have tended to skyrocket in popularity to stand on their own, get enough attention to be acquired by one of the big three (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn), or die a quick death.
The Cubs have limped through the first two years of Epstein's tenure, with most of his resources and attention paid to acquiring young players.
