11.   One official said Safir wanted assurance that public housing projects were receiving enough police attention.

12.   Such establishments, which are tolerated by German law, normally operate with great discretion and almost never attract police attention.

13.   The hope, say officers, is that constant police attention will discourage gangs from their street corner drug spots.

14.   The punishing police attention finally killed it.

15.   The suspects were careful enough to cause a large-enough bump to stop the victim but small enough not to garner police attention.

16.   There was more police attention.

17.   They have learned to avoid police attention by tempering their violence and concealing their wealth.

18.   A Dutchman made veiled telephone threats against President Clinton before his visit here last spring to divert police attention from an extortion attempt, authorities said Friday.

19.   An investigation was under way, though it would be difficult since two weeks had passed before the assault was brought to police attention, the ministry said.

20.   But Muslims in Shanghai say the police attention worries them.