11.   Armed with fax machines, newsletters and a mastery of niggling legal nuances, they are forcing elected officials to pay closer attention to them.

12.   As a practical effect, Fleder said government agencies will probably pay closer attention to writing rules to carry out laws passed by Congress.

13.   At a news conference Monday, Giuliani acknowledged that his administration should have paid closer attention to the troubled child welfare agency when he took office.

14.   Beverage analysts pay closer attention to the ongoing results than to the reported loss.

15.   A second viewing, with closer attention paid to dialogue, showed Lowe may be a better writer than director.

16.   Administration officials also said that the increased scrutiny by Congress of the Chinese military and American satellites has prompted officials pay closer attention to exports to China.

17.   Airlines already pay closer attention to people who act suspiciously, such as perspiring, drinking nervously or clutching a bag.

18.   Bush, however, was criticized for coming to the state too late and not paying closer attention to rank-and-file voters.

19.   But Con Edison said it did not need to, perhaps because it paid closer attention to water chemistry, to limit corrosion.