Sentences with phrase «as another distraction rather»

It is best to use the food as another distraction rather than combining it with the stroller toys.

Not exact matches

Which, as it turns out, can be a long - term problem (and distraction) to an entrepreneur — most of whom would prefer building their company rather than working to shed those extra pounds.

However, rather than being a distraction, having strong relationships is actually seen as a good thing.

As my colleague Rich Duprey pointed out at the time, «he wasn't saying the streaming service itself was to blame, but rather as part of a mix of distractions consuming customer attention, it was a contributing factor.&raquAs my colleague Rich Duprey pointed out at the time, «he wasn't saying the streaming service itself was to blame, but rather as part of a mix of distractions consuming customer attention, it was a contributing factor.&raquas part of a mix of distractions consuming customer attention, it was a contributing factor.»

So, he wasn't saying the streaming service itself was to blame, but rather as part of a mix of distractions consuming customer attention, it was a contributing factor.

Creating businesses (B Quadrant) is not going to bring us any more happiness, but rather be a distraction to spending our time as we choose.

It also capitalizes on the endless public appetite for distraction and the desire for self - fulfillment rather than social good (as if the last term even has any agreed meaning).

Rather than shrugging off an awareness of our sinfulness, and regarding our temptations as tiresome distractions, we should face up to both.

And then I start looking at my loved ones as the distraction, rather than the other way around.

As the founding document of Union shows, such a school would quite deliberately be set in the midst of a major metropolitan center on the grounds that this environment was necessary to, rather than a distraction from, its proper academic purposes.

This decision by CAF should be applauded as it favours the continent's World Cup representatives, allowing them to make the most of that international break to prepare for the challenges to come, rather than the distraction of a qualifier.

Grinderman 2 RMX provides an enjoyable enough distraction but ultimately this is a collection of material that would have worked better as an EP rather than an album.

When it comes to Hollywood blockbusters, that's often the best one can hope for, and Scott Pilgrim might almost be described as a better sort of misogynistic film because if offers distractions from its misogyny rather than foregrounding it as so many others do.

The second thing is the casting of the normally - reliable Peter Dinklage as Underdog's creator / archnemesis Dr. Barsinister, whose presence, like that of Michael Clarke Duncan in Daredevil, creates an elephant in the room that becomes a rather palpable distraction.

Professionals who will be affected by proposed changes often see new policies and regulations as distractions from or add - ons to their «real work,» and therefore interpret those policies to fit their needs.245 Rather than being passive recipients of policy, they are actors in the process of making policy.

Where governance is weak, it is unlikely to improve if senior leaders do not know what «good» looks like, or simply do not accept its importance, viewing it as a distraction from the task of improving teaching and learning, rather than central to sustained school improvement.

The petition argues that «many view the absence of robust communication tools on e-readers as a welcome break from distraction rather than as a limitation,» and that the mandate to make devices accessible to disabled people would «convert e-readers into something they are not: a general purpose device.»

Rather than seeing footnotes as a distraction, the author suggests we view them as a boon to readers with short attention spans, as «a chance to rest,» particularly if we're reading about Kant's categorical imperative or some other mind - boggling subject.

The latter would not be the dog's fault, but rather mine, because I unfairly chose to put a dog in a place with many distractions as they are trying to learn how to completely revamp their current behavior and lifestyle.

I use food for building associations during husbandry, rather than as a distraction.

This area needn't be large and elaborate; a rather small, quiet location as far away from dogs and distractions as possible will work perfectly.

As you are out and about, be aware of the environment around you so you can respond proactively to challenges rather than reacting when the distraction is already too close.

For the Assassins and Templar, the Revolution seemed to be more of a distraction, as the two groups worked behind the scenes on other things rather than focus time and attention on the actual revolt.

The game also introduces a stamina gauge for these attacks, but fills up so incredibly quickly that it only proves as a visual distraction rather than a hindrance, as it has never reached a point where you could not perform the move you wanted.

Rather than an articulated effort to provide answers, or an escape into distraction, the iterations in Kindly Bent to Ease Us serve as a catalyst, involving the viewer in a process of activation and skepticism.

i'm beginning to wonder whether CO2 rather than actual pollutants (after all CO2 is part of the life cycle of living things) has become the problem du jour as a distraction — an incurable problem to inhibit other solutions

The protests didn't prove to be too much of a distraction, however, as lead Chinese climate negotiator Su Wei said during a press briefing on Saturday (Day 6) that he wasn't aware of them and was rather ambivalent about their role in the negotiation process.

What the evidence shows us is that rather than retreating from reality as the climate denialists would have us do, humanity must ignore these empty distractions and confront our new reality.

«But it also requires a dedicated MLS to make sure all these data streams work together and feed up information in a useful way that home buyers will actually enjoy interacting with, rather than seeing it as a distraction.»