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The considerable sum of money made by his former colleagues failed to distract his mind from his hard research work.

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton warns Iran is only trying to distract attention away from its own behavior.

Unlike the mouse, which has a bit of indirection to distract the user, touch based applications must respond immediately to any interaction.

Lizzie addresses Darcy as much to distract him from her family as for any other reason.

Similarly, if I get a piece of praise, I'll remind myself that this is just one view, and not to let it distract me from the bigger goal.

Yes, I'm trying to distract you. Now why don't you sit right down here, and I'll go get dinner and put it on the table.

He said the United States trying to distract public attention from Iran to respond the best way is to disregard the allegation.

Every time I came to clean his house, I would try to converse with him to distract him from loneliness.

If I watch a movie to distract myself, I may be hit with an unpleasant twinge just hearing the name of that movie.

Pointing to something out the passenger window to distract his wife, he picked up the shoe and tossed it out of his window.

David: Don't worry. I know what I'm doing. I'll just distract her from her misery for a while until she starts to recover.

To keep him from making a disturbance , his mother decided to distract him with a civics lesson .

In conclusion let me say that you must stand strong in your beliefs, and see further than the attempts of the dark Ones to distract you.

Albrecht at the time said he was leaving because he did not want his 'personal circumstances' to distract the company.

With older children we try to distract them. If you do the usual holding and comforting, I'm not sure how much sucrose would add.

With no BlackBerry to distract him in the grocery line, he's likely to make a friend or two before checking out.

There was nothing but a desk, your files and, if you were lucky, a window to distract you.

The police did not distract him, so were unable to exploit the "crucial element of surprise" .

Analysts said the iPhone sales figures would distract some investors from concerns about Jobs' health to a certain extent.

Then the queen tried to rouse his passion and distract him from his firm stand by immoral and sexual motions and gestures .

He did not allow anything to distract him from his research .

It seems as if Zampa is playing the mind games card as he tries to distract Amauri from his tasks in hand on Sunday.

It will give you instructions or talk nonsense with you to distract you. Do not fall into its trap, do not talk to it.

'Please do not let this distract you from your daily responsibilities, ' he said.

Alarm and grief at the crisis in his wife's precarious health were enough to distract Liang.

"The blame put on China, Brazil and India is nothing but a red herring to distract people's attention from the real problem, " he said.

But he said the discussion shouldn't distract from the central issue of tackling Greece's fiscal problems.

I've found that thinking about what I can do can at least distract me from the worries I might have about a situation.

It may be that Mr. Nolan is purposely making his story obscure so as not to distract from his phenomenal image-making.

It is all a ploy to distract attention from his real aim.

There would be less to distract the attention from without, and it would not be tried so long.

I listened to it over and over, trying to distract myself from waiting for Fred.

To such a degree was his interest in literature that nothing could distract his mind from reading.

I thumped my head against the steering wheel, trying to distract myself from the sharper pain.

Consider them prisoner war! They will be released when i had the photo graph. And don't think you can distract me with another ounce of dom.

He smoked an old sea wolf 's pipe that he lit only for chess, and my grandfather said it was a trick to distract his opponent.

Mr Rosser said the barrage would cause "massive ecological disruption" and distract from alternatives.

Sex scandals and local violence should not distract from the fact that Turkey's future might be at stake at this election.

Please turn off the TV , for the noise will distract her from her homework .

Get yourself into a comfortable position in a place where no sounds or lights are going to distract.

FLAUNTING an old tooth and a few bones is an unusual way to attract tourists and distract voters.

Attempt to distract her attention was all the warning she needed .

There are a million things that are out of your hands or can distract you from what you're working on.

While we try to distract ourselves, a covert search is underway, monitoring our heads for any inkling of that unwanted thought.

It is desperate to distract attention from the fact that it has broken some of its promises.

Quick change of the environment around you is bound to distract you from whatever it is you were thinking.

Rescuers managed to distract the man while another snatched the girl and brought her to safety.

But however much support eBay can drum up in Brussels, it is unlikely to distract attention from the forthcoming decision in LVMH's lawsuit.

Do not let this world distract you and rob you off that wonderful feeling of inner calm.

She, too, invited me to go with them tonight, and I agreed now, grasping at anything to distract myself.

To be free form thoughts that distract one from yoga, thoughts of an opposite kind must be cultivated.

If something would just distract the news media from the economy, we might have a chance.

The investigation could distract the company as it tries to recover from the recession.

It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.

In short the technology starts to distract from the actual problem we are trying to solve.

Good patter will distract the audience just long enough to keep it from guessing how you pull off the magic feats.

Do not allow things of this life distract us from the things of the age to come.

I've been trying to distract myself the best I can.

Always try to have a white wall in front of you, so there is nothing to distract (make less concentrated) you.

She can't do it without dancing, we have to distract Kunkel. -Way ahead of you. You want paper cut, bit-my-tongue or a nosebleed?

Rather, he was a master at creating headlines in timing his pseudo news to distract a nationwide audience over a prolonged period.

Animations and sounds, used well, can heighten interest, but don't distract the audience with too much of a good thing.

The marshals stood behind him, and did not venture to distract his attention.

And while these each have other merits (a good film is a work of art), often they serve to distract us from work or other difficulties.

Disease, languor, doubt, carelessness, laziness, sensuality, delusion, impotency and instability are the obstacles that distract the mind.

This extension allows you to block access to certain time-wasting sites that can distract you when you're supposed to be working.

She had told reporters she hoped this issue would not distract from other matters.

The door-close button in elevators psychological comfort often a role, good let those even 10 seconds seems long trying distract by ladder.

You'll distract yourself from any food cravings you might be feeling and you'll improve your mood with the exercise.

A recent Obama TV ad says McCain is attacking him to distract voters' attention away from the economic crisis.

Hi , you could not have drawn out children , because they were to help our , and not to distract.

A great place to be, if you're looking for anything to distract you from what you need to be doing today.

The films managed to distract me from these troubles for a while.

There are people who will try to distract, confuse, or persuade you to build the life they want, not the life that you want.

We need you to buy us some time, so distract the security guard for a few minutes.

Please turn off the Tv , because the noise will distract her from her homework.

Without a big short-term crisis to distract them, the international politics crowd were able to look at longer-term trends.

These accusations are patently false. They're an obvious attempt to distract people from what is truly taking place within Iran's borders.

The quick-thinking Harwell immediately tries to distract the tiger with the inflatable killer whale they were using for the game.

We are seeing an attempt to demonize specific groups and distract Americans from a failed economic agenda.

After his conversation with the Governor, a lot happened to distract Steve from his new cause.

A simple desire of life will not distract their mind and covet others. They are satisfied in their spiritual world, loneliness but happy.

The paper summarizes the status of salinity soil in Qingtongxia Irrigation Distract, and analyzes the factors of its formation.

One of the girls tried to distract him by sticking a newspaper under his nose.

Then participants were given a task to distract them after which they were asked to freely recall any of the clips they had seen earlier.

But mobile phones pose the biggest risk, for research shows that these gadgets distract in a more pernicious way.

False reports that Mr Potter earned $800, 000 in 2008 tended to distract from his cause. "We're not asking for a handout, " he says.

"You're all packed and ready, " she said to distract me.

You're just trying to distract me.

So what are your plans? To distract me with Vanessa?

I was trying to distract you from seeing the pills.

Distract yourself by just forgetting it for a little while.

It looks like the parasite uses the sugars to distract the immune system, so that the larvae and the eggs go undetected, he says.

Bellick causes a disturbance at a betting window of a racetrack to distract security.

Distract yourself. Try to take attention away from how you're feeling by focusing on everything outside your body.

Likewise, when you spend quality time with your significant other, don't let work distract your attention.

Doing the best possible show for Jesus is commendable, but it must not distract us from the one thing: listening to Jesus.

They will advise athletes that worrying about their fears can only distract their concentration.

Plus, that image is now augmented with AR icons that are. . . not supposed to distract you?

The many different comments on this blog clearly demonstrate how your mind can easily distract you from the teachings of Jesus.

"They think it will distract me from my studies. I don't want to upset them, that's my secret hobby, " she said.

But women stay at home, alone with their grief, and there is nothing to distract them from it.

Please turn Off the TV because the noise will distract the children from their homework.

It would deter investment, distract attention and resources from Darfur and Somalia, and slow down Africa's push for democracy.

It would make you look unprofessional, and may distract the employer from making an objective judgment on you.

With the population increasing and regional development speeding up, soil erosion in Nanan distract of Chongqing city is deteriorating.

Play with your kids. Do whatever it takes to distract yourself and stop obsessing about your bad day.

Every Bond film has multiple female characters who variously tempt, distract, and assist James in his latest mission.

Michaelis made a clumsy attempt to distract him.

With no longer a companion to distract her, Tess fell more deeply into reverie than ever, her back leaning against the hives.

In order to distract themselves, they lay in the grass and looked up at the sky.

Creating confusion is a tactic well used to distract you, whereas if you are sufficiently enlightened you will see through it.

Details, when they are successful, are not mere decoration. They do not distract or entertain.

Select wardrobe, accessories, and hairstyle that will not distract those in attendance.

Otherwise they will be one of the most annoying things that will distract the user from reading the content.

If it just doesn't matter, don't let it undermine your resolve or distract you from staying positive.

'We don't want to distract them at all, ' said Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon, which is leading the system's engineering and construction.

Certain things distract me, make me feel sick to my stomach. Have these distractions affected your work of late?

If they distract policymakers from global trade liberalisation, they are to be discouraged.

Make sure you're comfortable before starting and let the breathing distract you from your thoughts.

I think that's another thing that sort of served me well, not letting the veneer distract you from the substance.

Nothing can distract him from doing the experiment.

Ask me later about that. I'm working on a report and don't want anyone to distract me now.

Our manoeuvres are manifold: we analyse or understand our experience, we distract ourselves, we shut down or fall into judging and blaming.

Getting engaged in such an effort would distract team members from conducting their own project activities.

On the contrary, they both distract governments from the multilateral process and offer cover for politicians' failure to advance it.

So, not only do nettles help the butterflies we love so much, they also distract the caterpillars from prized plants.

is being used to distract , delude , amuse , and insulate us , .

We were playing Chicago there and the crowd was yelling and booing and waving handkerchiefs to distract us.

That should not distract from the fact that a sectoral default rate of 20 per cent is devastating for any profit-driven bank.

English illusionist Jasper Maskelyne is reported to created dummy submarines and fake tanks to distract Rommel's army during World War II.

Stopping for a red light, I turned around and waved my hands, calling her name to distract her.

But passion remains in the margins of our existence or in the daydreams that distract us from our daily tasks.

It is a question often asked, but it is one that threatens to distract investors, consumers and governments.

Lawyers or advertisers can try to use irrelevant information to distract and refocus people to influence their decisions.

Then, hoping to distract hungry fish from his body, the people scattered rice on the water.

The note said to distract Jenna at the ball.

But it proved impossible to distract the jury from what was said in those calls.

"Call a friend and ask them to go outside for at least 3 hours a day, " they write. "This will distract you from the computer. "

Then, hoping to distract hungry fish from his body, the people scattered rice in the water.

But this should not distract us from the fact that we are all in the same boat.

To distract attention from ( another performer ) by moving upstage , thus forcing the other performer to face away from the audience .

It serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration.

It could distract you from your job search, and potential employers may have trouble envisioning you in your previous professional role.

Psychologists recommend more exercise and gathering with friends to distract their attention from TV.

Stalin wanted the Americans and British to distract the Germans in Russia by fighting them on another front, Western Europe.

Larger amounts of text can distract from the visual appeal of your SmartArt graphic and make it harder to convey your message visually.

Don't be afraid to remove ones which add little value and instead distract from the core substance of the product.

In addition to wasted space, clutter can distract those who enter your work area and detract from the efficiency of the business at hand.

Try to not shop with your kids; they can often distract you from making the right choices and reading ingredient labels.

Passengers should do nothing to distract the driver's attention from the road.

Deformation (blow slanting) : refers to distract from the original size shape terminals or position.

To ease the dolphins through the continuing tremors, Jeff attempted to distract them by playing games, but it didn't work.

Short-term price movements, its oil minister insists, should not distract from the world's enduring thirst for oil.

Rose also strongly urges against too dramatic a fashion statement, which could distract from the candidate.

Ram Ramgopal joined them in a makeshift school where lessons help distract them from losses.

All of the images are cartoon drawings, so they're not going to distract from the conversation.

You can distract attention from the question by suggesting alternatives.

And his need to fight for re-election at home seems almost certain to distract his attention from the task.

The Arab-Israeli conflict should no longer be used to distract the people of Arab nations from other problems.

get involved in Once she gets involved in a research, nothing can distract her mind from it.

The noise out of window makes me distract from my reading.

That was the worry that threatened to distract North America's yoga practitioners from their routines last month.

Often times, when you get good at accomplishing goals people tend to become more likely to distract you.

In traditional Chinese culture, there exists the concept that games distract the mind from learning.

"I won't distract you then. " But I felt his lips on my hair, and it was very distracting .

Identify the subplots and determine how they support the main plot line, or distract from it.

If you set your sights upon Ascension, then continue to keep it in your sights without allowing anything to distract you.

Say goodbye to annoying pop-up ads and pop-under windows that clutter up your desktop and distract you from your browsing.

Lash hoped, though, whatever this planet-side activity was would distract them and give the Dusk a chance to finally escape.

I bet that's part of your plan. Distract me so you can move in to Olivia.

In fact, men's greater tendency to distract themselves from bad feelings may be one reason they are less prone to depression than women.

It does not distract the user with unnecessary information.

Competitors' stocks rose on hopes that a leadership change might distract the U. S. company.

The entertainers and artisans of House Phiarlan employ a variety of media and techniques to express their art and distract their foes.

Physical activity can help distract you from tobacco cravings and reduce the intensity of cravings.

Setting aside a long period of time to do one task is less time-consuming and people will not be distract by other things easily.

I wish that something could distract me but I am too stubborn to search for any distractions .

If you want to catch a raccoon, show him a shiny object to distract him.

But Europe's ability to distract itself from the substantive issues far outweighs its capacity to resolve them.

She worked with single-minded determination, letting nothing distract her.

I spent the day in the waiting room polishing a manuscript whose only significance was its power to distract.

Victoria's just using you, to distract me.

An Iowa State University study found that people who distract themselves before an argument end up less angry.

The great movie had distract all my attention.

My castle crumbles, but my will does not. You will not distract me so easily.

If you distract his attention, I'll slip out of the room when he isn't looking.

Late arrivals distract other students and are disconcerting to guest speakers.

Often the students will draw animals such as bears or walruses in a bid to distract from being unable to answer the question.

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When new systems aren't available, buildings can also try diversionary tactics to distract people waiting for the elevator.

Probably both things are true: there's more to distract kids today, all those Xboxes and kids' channels.

We will watch them, but we won't distract ourselves with decisions that aren't designed primarily to make our customers and merchants happy.

Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue.

Adding too many adjectives or big words, Feldberg says, will only serve to distract from the message.

Some expressed concern that the insanity diagnosis would distract from the political aspects of Mr Breivik's murderous acts.

If you see guide dogs working, please don't distract them.

They do not distract or entertain. They lead to an understanding of the whole of which they are an inherent part.

The new passport rules distract attention from the country's economic plight, and the government's incoherent approach to it.

The first was direct military operations, either by peripheral raids to distract the French army.

Use frequent bombing runs to distract your enemy while you capture more Oil Derricks, or use a squadron of 4 Vindicators to destroy them.

These days other temptations distract the elite, which travels widely.

Playing cellphone games distract your study attention.

Distract yourself from thoughts of the upcoming event.

3, the noises produced by the workshops around school distract student' s attentions of learning.

And therefore rest not upon scattered counsels; they will rather distract and mislead, than settle and direct.

But the going and froing over reactor fuel helps distract attention from Iran's refusal to come clean about its nuclear past.

Garish colors or colors that don't match can distract the reader and may detract from your message.

The GPS location and signal frequency are stored to block warnings that only distract.

Don't use arbitrary symbols to represent concepts; they may confuse or distract users.

Global tie-ups are the future, but should not distract from self-preservation.

If you do too many different things, you distract in a way.

But beware: too much dancing will distract your audience from the music.

Carr-Gregg, a University of Melbourne professor of paediatrics, is worried about the power of mobile phones to distract and overexcite.

While the burst of energy may also make us stronger, feeling under threat can distract us from the task in hand.

To distract myself on the road, I think about New York all the time.

So is the idea that the bomb was designed to distract public opinion from the country's economic woes.

Passengers should do nothing to distract the drver's attention from the road.

You make a run for it while I distract them, got it?

Both are deadly traps that will distract you from serving in the ways God intended.

If anything, he worries, the progress has the potential to distract people from how troubling the situation remains.

Studies of volunteers enrapt in addictive video games show that gamers continue to play on despite multiple attempts to distract them.

You are confident because you won't allow emotional praise or criticism to distract you from your goals.

A noisy restaurant can distract you from your dinner conversation.

And here's what happens when we try: We unconsciously and insidiously distract ourselves with activities of little or no productive value.

It will distract you from the important tasks at hand, especially the task of enjoying your work.

He is again defeated by Spider-Man, who confronts Dr. Octopus unmasked, after two of Peter's students distract Octavius.

Funkenbusch said that once on the bus, children should find a seat and sit down. Loud talking or other noises can distract the driver.

The gorilla pounds his chest and roars at his enemies to distract them.

You won't distract me! I will not fall for that.

Chinese people place an immense value on education, and abhor anything that might distract students from their books.

The myriad of surface changes can quickly distract and disorient us.

Creating a useful homepage that doesn't distract is no small feat.

Your presence alone, your scent will distract the newborns.

Please note, the ideas in this article are meant only to distract you from daily doldrums that affect us all from time to time.

Do you think that stressing counter-terrorism issues will distract APEC's economic focus and impede trade and investment?

The tragedy would be if we allowed the daily crises to distract attention from the real long-term problem.

All desires that distract me, day and night, are false and empty to the core.

Jared Leto, even if you stare at the camera really hard, you can't distract us.

Close colleagues may want your job, and relationships with them may distract you.

But progress should never distract us from the challenges.

Dario: My teacher said that music would distract me from studying properly.

Since he's only one, I would try to distract him.

All of your attacks deal 5% more damage when you strike an enemy from the sides or rear, if you have other allies nearby to distract them.

Melissa: I hope she's okay. She looks miserable. Maybe her parents can distract her somehow.

A. Near the school locate some net-bars, which will distract students from study.

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But I've tried to minimize Wicket's "footprint" so that it doesn't distract you from learning how to write an OpenID Relying Party.

Many times we may look without only to distract ourselves from the reality we know is true.

Focus your time and money. When you believe in something, put your attention and energy there. Don't let people or things distract you.