I was more pessimistic than she about the crowd's attention span, willingness to focus, and willingness to perform the complex analyses enabled by fair and accurate reporting, believing that the net is neither friend nor foe of democracy.
Nevertheless, the project will require constant attention, a willingness to make unpopular decisions and a diplomatic approach to upstate residents, without whose cooperation it cannot work.
It may take an unemployed worker a while to perceive this dynamic and to understand that aggressive action might be necessary to attract attention: a willingness to work for free (or "intern") for long periods of time, for instance, or a decision to invest in new traning and education, or a creative application strategy.
(ii)A turn-yielding/listening gesture, where the avatar looks straight forward, at the subject, with slightly raised eyebrows, signalling attention and willingness to listen.
The same techniques that had been applied for decades by corporations to conquer end users' attention and willingness to pay were now being put to use in public policy, with a view to improving social welfare and policy effectiveness.
In doctor patient communication, the importance of establishing eye contact, signalling attention and willingness to listen are particularly important.
Transplanting a sapling can be successful and a rewarding experience, but it takes attention and willingness to follow up after the job is done.
Regulators have been paying close attention to the willingness of global banks to facilitate illegal flows of money from outside the United States.
None of this is any surprise from a candidate whose presidential campaign was punctuated – and thrived in terms of media attention – by a willingness to play fast and loose with facts.
… Around schools, we've got to get our focus back, build on those successes and not kind of meander and try this and try that, and that takes the mayor's complete attention and his willingness to put his political capital or hers, behind it.
