MoMA's interest in having a slush fund is diverse: whether it be to obscure the increasing disparity between the fundraising mechanisms of major and minor art institutions (who do more with less); ward off organized action by low-paid museum staff; or defer attention from its (outrageous) $20 admission price.
Critical opinion has also noted that both parts of the story arc offer an alternative explanation for the events of the series so far, a "less romantic" outcome that paints the ongoing plot as an elaborate hoax to defer attention from the government's experiments, both military and medical.
For years, the US achieved fast growth by deferring attention to a variety of issues, ranging from the environment to infrastructure to healthcare.
Today, however, the tech in our pocket allows us to get our own facts, generate and communicate our own opinion, and even take political action without having to defer (or even pay attention) to these traditional sources of authority.
We want to like her, we pay special attention to her, we defer judgment of her.
Some said they had become too taken with their own fame, distracted by the news media's attention, and willing to defer to their elders in the Mubarak-era political opposition.
Children admire him, men defer to him, and women compete for his attention.
After the early surge in volume, trading settled down late in the morning and investors soon turned their attention to the Federal Reserve's decision to defer action to support the flagging economy.
Mr. Rangel, who has expressed frustration at the pressure on the House to defer to the Senate, said he appreciated Mr. Obama's time and attention.
"Socio-emotional skills" or "character," which we don't often measure, are critical, and include motivation, the ability to work with others, attention, self-regulation, self-esteem and the ability to defer gratification.
She was accepted at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts but says she begged her parents to let her defer if she found work in movies -- and she did, receiving some attention for two independent films last year, "200 Cigarettes" and "Desert Blue".
