prompt attention

collocation in English

meaningsofpromptandattention

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prompt
adjective
uk
/prɒmpt/
us
/prɑːmpt/
(of an action) done quickly and without delay, or (of a person) acting quickly or arriving at the ...
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attention
noun[U]
uk
/əˈten.ʃən/
us
/əˈten.ʃən/
notice, thought, ...
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(Definition ofpromptandattentionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprompt attention

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I have always been promisedpromptattention.
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Yourpromptattentionto this matter would be appreciated.
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This behaviour is awful and it needspromptattention.
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It is a matter to whichpromptattentionshould be given.
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The recommendations made with regard to such matters should, in my view, receivepromptattention.
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I understand that he is sending a duplicate, which will receivepromptattention.
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In some parts it is difficult to get adequate andpromptattentionfrom architects.
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Are we to understand that this question is likely to receivepromptattention?
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I appreciated thepromptattentionthat he showed me at all times.
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To my knowledge, we are getting the mostpromptattention, but these are matters of high national policy.
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Will this matter havepromptattention, since it will be of great importance in the near future?
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Therefore, it is essential that this task should receive thepromptattentionof the local education authorities.
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We say no such case has come to our notice, and if any such case is brought to our notice it shall havepromptattention.
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Everything possible is being done to reduce the number of faults andpromptattentionis always given to the faults that occur.
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In addition, agents' staff who travel the motorways in the couse of their duties look out for damage or other defects which requirepromptattention.
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There are an enormous number of vegetable growers, and the lorry businesses, which have been built up from small beginnings, give personal andpromptattention.
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She went, as anyone would in those circumstances, to an accident and emergency unit, where she receivedpromptattentionand the cut was cleaned.
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Compliance is achieved through training, awareness, inspections andpromptattentionto safety and environmental concerns.
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Such complaints have not been numerous and have receivedpromptattention, and 20 detections have been made in the areas in question during the present year.
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I do not wish to make heavy weather of this, but ought not the parish council to get the samepromptattentionas a larger authority would?
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They want an association in order that they may getpromptattention, and not these continual delays, which nearly caused a disaster of no small importance.
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I waited a month or six weeks and wrote again, and got a further communication thanking me for my letter, and saying that it would receivepromptattention.
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They cover such obvious issues as transparency of rules, who is in charge of a service, the right topromptattentionto a case within a published timescale.
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She included seven major subjects requiringpromptattentionincluding infant mortality, birth registration, orphanage, child labor, desertion, illegitimacy and degeneracy.
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