Sentences with phrase «as a diversion while»

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Mostly, though, I write about fast - food as the occasional diversion — it's nice to take a break from the routine every once in a while.

These (most) People just use it as a diversion to distract people away from how they truely are, and ya know what, it works really well on «fellow Christians;» they stick together like glue, like a heard of stupid sheep and baaaaaa baaaa each other, while they go around and treat honest and truthful «evil heathens» like dog crap on the bottom of their shoe.

While working for Schneiderman, Berhaupt, who is also a former Assembly staffer and Senate counsel, was the strategist behind I - STOP — the real - time database of controlled substance prescriptions as a means to reduce addiction and diversion — and the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013, which reformed and modernized the Not - for - Profit Corporation Law for the first time since the 1970's.

While the city's request has been winding its way through the regulatory pipeline for a number of years, the governor's office has given no indication regarding his intentions in terms of whether or not, as one of eight Great Lake states governors with veto power over the proposal, he will vote to approve the unprecedented water diversion.

That «Insurgent» and its predecessor prove to be at least halfway decent diversions is primarily thanks to leading lady Woodley's ability to fully commit to her character's internal journey as she eventually evolves into a self - sacrificing savior figure after being riddled with guilt and grief while summoning the sympathies of the audience.

While it won't go down as anyone's favorite comedy of 2016 or do anything to boost the careers of its cast (though Hess may have a calling in for - hire work), Masterminds is a fairly harmless diversion.

fandom, the single - player mode provides a fun diversion from the multiplayer while also serving as an excellent tutorial for the game's other modes.

With a bunch of fun nods to the greater Splatoon fandom, the single - player mode provides a fun diversion from the multiplayer while also serving as an excellent tutorial for the game's other modes.

Those that despised the second film for its darkness generally applaud this sequel for bringing back the sense of fun again, while for others it is a quaintly amusing diversion that isn't quite as interesting as the other two films, but still entertains.

While it isn't as touching or as exuberantly funny as the original, it's a cute summer diversion for kids with just enough wink - wink slyness and cheeky cinematic asides to hold the interests of older teens and adults.

Diversions into Hunt's personal life are problematic and the character never fully evolves beyond his status as a walking libido, while Lauda's story is a more engaging, particularly his relationship with his wife (Alexandra Maria Lara) and the incredible personal and physical challenges he faces.

While it's not in the same ballpark as the best Disney animated films, this light comedy offers brisk diversion and definitely ascends above the low quality of schlocky, direct - to - video sequels.

While Fear, Cruel Intentions, and Best Laid Plans might be OK diversions as thrillers, her two starring roles in comedies (Pleasantville and Election) rank among the very best in the genre within the last ten years.

As it stands, it's merely a pleasant but somewhat disappointing diversion that will entertain while it's on, but may not stay with you for much longer once it's all through.

While there is a certain, repetitive groove that it's possible to fall into (and just as much grinding for rare materials as have been present in previous games), Monster Hunter World does an excellent job of breaking up the hunts with a smattering of important story moments, side activities, and clever diversions.

Spurts of violent action substitute for character development, and while the climactic showdown offers a few clever diversions, presenting the villain as more ridiculous than menacing undermines this remake of the bang - on 1960 classic.

One of the uniting factors of the four panelists — who included Thought Company, Diversion Books, Pegasus, and Soho Press — is that willingness to not only look at books as a matter of risk, but also to embrace digital publishing wholeheartedly for its ability to reach a high - level of readers while allowing them to release large numbers of titles each year, which for this panel includes between 90 and 120 titles annually.

Based in New York, Diversion's purpose is to make worthy projects available as ebooks while also publishing back list books for devices.

And while a five - pound Pomeranian might be content with a plush plaything or two, bigger breeds, such as Labs, German shepherds, and coonhounds, require diversions that won't fall apart after a few enthusiastic chomps.

Balian is a beautiful beach area roughly two hours west of Bali's international airport (traffic permitting) and while it's best known as a place to go for riding one of Bali's famous surf breaks, it also makes for a fine diversion for the non-surfing inclined.

While there is a certain, repetitive groove that it's possible to fall into (and just as much grinding for rare materials as have been present in previous games), Monster Hunter World does an excellent job of breaking up the hunts with a smattering of important story moments, side activities, and clever diversions.

But while the establishment of Project Gotham Racing as a blockbuster brand brought Bizarre its fame, the Liverpudlian studio has quite a history of unexpected Treasure Planet-esque diversions.

While Madden NFL can be stingy (and punitive with stern penalties for shortened quarters) when issuing the currency in Ultimate Team, building a fantasy franchise's roster remains an involving diversion, as players amass player, uniform, and even stadium cards.

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In August 2016, while Zachary Cruz was still in a juvenile diversion program, he was arrested again after a Target loss prevention guard identified him as a shoplifter.