Sentences with phrase «even distracting yourself from»

It may even distract us from that change, one in perception and sensibility.

The fact that Cruise still has his long hair and beard from The Last Samurai isn't even distracting from what's happening.

Instead of making many independent decisions in a kitchen that may compete with or even distract from other key elements once they are all together in the space, remember that each part plays a role in the whole.

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As an entrepreneur, you have multiple responsibilities to keep you busy — distracted even — from what you should be doing to reach your goals.

The Serving Robot even wears a digital bow - tie, a charming touch likely intended to distract you from the fact that a robot is serving you a whiskey sour.

, find your way home when you're lost, distract yourself when you're bored, and even summon everything from a tasty dinner to someone to do your laundry with just a few clicks.

Interestingly, the study says that while it takes an average 11 minutes for people to get distracted from a task, a good 25 minutes are consumed in focusing on the task even after getting back to it.

Even our interruptions have interruptions, as office workers play with their iPhones and BlackBerrys during the very meetings that distract them from their actual work.

According to research from the University of Southern Maine, the mere presence of your phone — even when you're not using it — can be distracting.

Canyon's free throw shooting style can distract from the fact that he is playing more efficiently than ever even as he makes the jump from a mid-major to a power conference — he's upped his offensive rating to 120.7, from 98.0.

This focus on Bitcoin as a volatile and even renegade currency may be distracting governments and businesses from its potential long - term significance as a disruptive new money technology.

We talked the whole evening away, trying to help distract her from her pain.

Even the San Francisco 49ers know that this is true: They implemented «cell phone» breaks into practices and meetings every half hour, because studies from Stanford show that millennials are too distracted and really aren't learning anything after that threshold.

I'm not sure the film even needs such a premise to be effective, (in fact, it may distract from the main point a bit... and I hate to think there are people who need it to be reversed in order to empathize), for what really moved me was its depiction of bullying, which is based on real reports from LGBT kids.

But apparently it's a country where good moral people can be manipulated by self - serving politicians into being distracted from the larger issues by high - school debate questions like «when does life begin» or «should gays marry,» or even «is being gay a choice.»

Even though the voice's enthusiasm for the world of higher motion seems to have suspended my own doubts, it is disturbing to think how easily a skeptical oyster could argue from all this that ballerinas do not exist, but rather are nothing more than a distracting hypothesis invented by oysters who can not face the grimness of existence without flinching.

The «Old Man» in us will always try and distract us from Gods word, like it or not we have to fight him and let the Lord fully into our lives and accept his word, even the parts that are offensive to us.

Even Augustine's doctrine that procreation is the only morally acceptable goal of sexual intercourse is based in part on his concern lest the satisfactions of the world distract us from our first obligation to God.

In the musical worship setting, leading songs that are difficult for people to sing is distracting from the reason Christians are even singing in the first place.

vegan chocolate zucchini muffins will distract you from any and every woe, even if just for a moment.

There were promises of vegan chocolate, and so Aaron rushed home from his end - of - day meeting, we took the dogs on a quick walk around the block and distracted them with treats (Truth: I bribe them with treats every time I leave, even if it's for 5 minutes.

Tech - Tastic The Phoenician accomplishes the feat of merging together technology with the natural environment in subtle, unobtrusive and even beneficial ways that serve to elevate a guest's experience rather than distract from it.

Just more dead cat talk that distracts from wenger's failure to upgrade by getting rid of average players who we all know can't deliver trophies even in a weak year... And EPL and cl were both that last year... Walcott Campbell Gibbs ox and mert should all have gone by now... Draxler Rodriguez subotic (there are better though) could have come in as all are actually available with a net spend of very little... Then focus on goal scorer and splash the cash... Would still go for for the borrusia guy but if wenger shows no intent nothing will happen

David Dein wanted trophies, Wenger gave him trophies, Kroenke wants a bulging bank balance, Wenger is giving it to him, the fans distracting the man from doing his job are only picking on an easy target and are hurting the club even further.

You said i was posting these stats to distract people from police brutality even though they were in direct response to the top 2 comments on the thread.

The government makes things even worse pumping billions of Euros into the economy to ignite fiestas throughout the year, distracting the people from their economic plight — an unemployment rate of more than 20 percent, nearly 50 percent for the young — with an endless, whirling party.

Apart from his erratic attitude, he will soon wan na leave, I mean this is someone that was distracted because he was wanted in Chinese league, even while playing for one of the best clubs in Europe and competing to win the league...

Even if a baby can't be comforted, distracting him from the pain or just providing support is beneficial.

Sadly, this demonstrated «leadership» distracts from, even deprecates, the core purpose of sport which is to promote healthy play, enjoyment, development, fitness, socialization and the dignity of ethical conduct.

And most importantly, don't try to distract your child from their emotions, even if they seem about something small and petty.

The toys and even music can be distracting and keep the baby from getting restful sleep.

The toys that this age group use are fairly restricted and some babies won't be even interested in toys til later in this group or more into the 3 - 6 month group, but they are still valuable for the new parent to help distract their newborn from whatever has upset them!

My husband and I used the distract techniques to get her away from licking our feet, all while pleasantly stating it wasn't nice to do that, even if she was a puppy.

Even a preschooler can be easily distracted from trouble.

Sally wondered if the exclusive focus on Max's dose of medication and his ability to get his homework done - they had added an evening dose when he got in to middle school and the academic challenges increased - had distracted them from seeing Max's true nature.

In the world of smartphones, tablets, laptop computers and social media, even the most well - intentioned young person can easily be distracted from their homework.

The evenings will be a lot brighter after the clocks go forward, which can distract your child from sleeping.

Critics of Murdoch were even more irritated by his actions than supporters, with many arguing his action would increase public sympathy for the 80 - year - old and distract attention from the hearing.

«Unless we clear the decks of clutter, stop trying to implement scores of initiatives that are distracting us from these hugely important goals, even if we don't fail we will not get anywhere near; not in this parliamentary lifetime anyway,» Mr Brookes said.

«Republicans are so focused on trying to distract from Chris Collins» agenda of cutting Medicare to give tax breaks for millionaires like himself that they can't even find Kathy Hochul's district,» DCCC spokesman Josh Schwerin said in a statement.

«I am very disappointed by the attempts to divide and distract from the purpose behind Saturday's march — and even go so far as to suggest that local merchants should be «afraid,»» Rose said in a statement.

Martins is running a desperate campaign to try to distract from his history of looking the other way on corruption, having defended his mentor Dean Skelos even after he was arrested on federal charges.»

For instance, subjects can distinguish between a face that looks angry or one that has a neutral expression even if those faces are rendered «invisible» by flashing them only very briefly onto a screen and by adding distracting images just before and just after the picture to effectively mask or erase the picture from the mind's eye.

Excess consumer debt may even force you to take an outside job, which for many students isn't a good idea; an outside job may distract you from your studies and disrupt your financial - aid package.

«This hypersensitivity, however, is not always a gift: being captured by the myriad of sensory stimuli we continuously receive from the environment can be distracting and even overwhelming, and prevents us to focus on what we care most,» says Cerliani.

Distracting the mice decreased their ability to collect the food reward to 70 percent from nearly 90 percent, even if the distracting stimulus was remDistracting the mice decreased their ability to collect the food reward to 70 percent from nearly 90 percent, even if the distracting stimulus was remdistracting stimulus was removed later.

«Because plants make their decisions based on physiological processes and are not distracted from the best course of action by subjective thought, they could even be better models than animals and people,» says Bernhard Schmid from the University of Zurich.

Even worse, the strong emphasis placed on saturated fat as the main enemy of public health had distracted attention from other key risk factors such as refined sugars and carbohydrates, which have since then become the centerpiece of our modern diet.

Whether from distracted driving, or erosion of quality time with our children, or lacking a spare moment in the day to just relax, infobesity is equally as dangerous to our bodies and even more so to our spirits.

An audiobook is the perfect way to indulge in some «me time» and distract yourself from the challenges of the day and ease yourself into the evening.