Sentences with phrase «greater diversion»

Fluid mechanics says that the stronger the circulation, the greater the diversion and therefore the mixing in the Pacific.

Then, a shift from a grain - based vegetarian diet to one rich in meat and milk led to greater diversion of the world's grain harvest into animal fodder.

A great diversion at Christmas among [Negroes] and some of the white people of the South is gander - pulling.

The playground at Clearwater Beach is extensive and shaded, so it's a great diversion if you need a break from the water or you need to keep the little ones busy while you shake out the sand and pack up your stuff.

Books, crayons, sensory toys and puzzles are all great diversions.

A really great diversion from the previous «girlfriens and prospective housewives» genre by a lively and gifted writer.

It was a great diversion tactic that sent early explorers merrily on their way to discovering a true land of ice and eventually, a northern route to North America.

You will find some of the home's great diversions on the first floor.

This water temple is less than an hour drive from Padangbai and is a great diversion.

The volcanic islands of Sangeang and Satonda have several good sites and provide a great diversion from Komodo since they have ideal muck diving conditions.

But like we said, we know how it is, so every month we shine a spotlight on a great diversion to get you through the work week.

Flares however provide a great diversion in order to escape large hordes.

Writing in 1944, two years before Pollock first started dancing around his canvases, critic Clement Greenberg closed his obituary for Piet Mondrian by noting that the Dutch painter's «one great diversion, surprisingly or not, was dancing, and I am told that he liked it so much that he often danced by himself in the studio.»

It's a great diversion.

When the distinctly unglamorous (yet critically important) day - to - day lawyering tasks are leaving you less than intellectually satisfied, have no fear: the Oyez Project is a multimedia archive for the Supreme Court, a great diversion for attorneys.

Here's how to win parents» business, involve the kids in the homebuying process, and provide great diversions.

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Great employees think through their next moves instead of becoming distracted with social interactions or meaningless diversions.

What I think, (and I think this is what the people in the article believe too, but I could be wrong about that), is that sports are great, and yes diversions are good.

To this end St Philip worked hard to invent diversions which would keep his charges occupied, especially at what he considered the most dangerous times — the long sultry Roman afternoons, and the period of the pre-Lenten carnival, when Renaissance society gave itself up to a distinctly un-Christian preparation for Lent (and if anyone doubts that Sixteenth Century Rome could be fully as immoral as our own times, let him read the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, a great artist, but far from a good man).

The diversion enables us to avoid, for a time, the mounting pressure upon us to make the transition to greater spiritual maturing.

The greatest injury of the «wall» notion is its mischievous diversion of judges from the actual intentions of the drafters of the Bill of Rights.

and still have depth at the position of greatest need that was created by our «diversion tactic» misdirecting teams towards taking their needs..

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.

A former police officer and backer of the police unions that have proven such staunch foes of the mayor, Golden said de Blasio's calls for greater bail and diversion restrictions in the wake of Holder's death were something the mayor «had to do.»

The annual guide to the finest, greatest, and most incomparable that our city has to offer in the categories of food, home design, nightlife and other recreation, health and beauty, shopping, and kids» diversions.

Both Obama and Clinton voted against the Hope Act and many stem cell research supporters have criticized the bill, saying it's a distraction and diversion of funds away from the greater promise of embryonic cells.

Noakes» opening for his nutrition section includes a quote from George Mann (1993), former professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University: «The cholesterol / lipid theory of heart disease is «the public health diversion of this century... the greatest scam in the history of medicine.

Deal with dark or puffy under - eye circles by creating a diversion in the form of really great brows.

One of the best - remembered of Hoot Gibson's westerns for Diversion Pictures, Swifty is also the one which pops up with the greatest frequency on television.

But the great leaps forward in CGI don't necessarily make for better movies, and Shrek the Third comes across as a little tired and uncertain, introducing a parade of new characters that seem more like distractions and diversions than significant figures.

It's a pleasant diversion filled with great eye candy.

After the excitement of David Arnold's three scores for Emmerich and then the brief diversion to the great John Williams on The Patriot, the change in musical approach since Kloser (later joined by Wander) took over is so extreme, it doesn't really make sense — it's hard to talk about any of the previous four Kloser / Wander scores for Emmerich without repeatedly using the word «bland» — I've just never been able to reconcile the outlandish extravagance of every other aspect of the films with the understated timidity of their scores, which seem to serve no purpose whatsoever.

It is more of a diversion that a great motion picture, something to catch on a rainy day but not something to rush out to see.

It's just so odd to see such great director's take a diversion and direct an inconsistent movie.

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.

Nine should have been great; it was, at best, something of a diversion.

In what turns out to be the silliest and least interesting diversion in the movie, he starts to believe he has inadvertently put out a hit on Carol and spends a great deal of time running around trying to chase down her would - be assassin.

Then there is perhaps the most impressive technical feat of an almost slavishly Hermann-esque score by James Newton Howard, which had me envisioning the greatest works of Hitchcock while watching the work of a B - list De Palma clone, a masterpiece of diversion if nothing else.

If you decide not to think about the metaphor that the film is built around, it's an enjoyable diversion, made with great skill.

While Diversion Books does operate on the more traditional publishing model of accepting manuscripts through agent pitching, Diversion also accepts submissions from authors who are well - positioned and have written great books.

These games are blast to play, offer great speed and performance, and are perfect for those times when you need a quick diversion.

What follows are eight destinations among thousands in the world that are home to great museums bringing culture indoors and providing enchanting diversions for romantics.

Situated in the pedestrian - friendly DIFC — home to global corporations as well as art galleries, shops, restaurants and night clubs — Four Seasons is the perfect pied - à - terre for those with frequent business in the UAE, an ideal base from which to experience Dubai's myriad amusements and diversions, and with its expert concierge team, a great starting point for a first - time visitor to the city.

-- 5 - 10 minute walk to Paradise Beach (great for surfing)-- Banana, Plantain, Chino Apple, Avocado, Papaya, Maracuya, Bamboo, and Coconut planted — Slope and water diversion in place, moving rain water from the property with culverts and tubes — Septic installed in lower property — Retaining walls in plantel — Includes a framed guest container - house.

Overall the jungle trekking tour in Chiang Mai is a great adventure and a nice diversion to what the south of Thailand has to offer.

And as you're doing these side missions and miniactivities and diversions and whatever else you can do to enjoy these production values without subjecting yourself to the storyline, you'll come to appreciate that the driving is great, the gunplay is great, the ambience is great, the visuals are great, and the song list isn't as bad as it would have been if Ubisoft had used public domain music.

It doesn't look great, and the frame rate is all over the place, but it's good enough to be a fun diversion on the road... as long as your hands can handle the strain.

It also introduces some great strategies to the game as when the OWL becomes a diversion, you can then sneak around the enemy to take them out.

This summer, Libyan Princess Alia Al - Senussi, an active patron of the arts in London and the Middle East, and Abdullah AlTurki, an influential collector in Saudi Arabia's contemporary art scene, took a tour of the art on offer in the great American West, beginning with studio visits (and assorted cultural diversions) in Los Angeles and moving on to Donald Judd's compound in Marfa, Texas; Roden Crater, James Turrell's epic site in Arizona; and other towering landmarks.

The negative effects are so great that they justify the investment of trillions of dollars and / or the diversion and disruption of industry, farming, transportation and commerce that gives us the quality of life we enjoy and that is elevating people like the Chinese from rural poverty.