Sentences with phrase «little distraction from»

It's been ridiculously HOT here so I need a little distraction from sweating, so naturally, I was on Pinterest.

I'm not saying give your dog a bowl of chicken tenders because then YOU will be too distracted by his diarrhea to worry about his barking, but I am saying we all need a little distraction from time to time, and that includes your dog.

The entire point boils down to kill and try not to be killed, which can be fun for a little distraction from time to time, but doesn't make for a fully satisfying game.

The planes control by tilting the Wii Remote left and right and are a fun little distraction from the main game.

It is a fun little distraction from combining weapons to create something of our own, but it doesn't really feel like a feature that stands on its own.

Just little distractions from the goal of creating a cozy nest to celebreate.

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Such modifications remind me of the four - and five - masted sailing ships that were developed in the late 1800s to stave off the threat of the steamship — a little better, but a distraction from the needed reinvention.

When problems arise they must be dealt with quickly as a food service operator has little time for distractions from their core business.

We are big fans of the books from Little Bee Books; all of these durable board books are «action» books, meaning you can use them as distraction for your toddler by asking them all about the book and posing questions for them.

«Property taxes are not really a big issue and I think it's a little more of a distraction away from the real discussion of the other stuff that's impacting the city of New York.»

But the arrest was also something of a distraction from the non-news of the day: Little progress appeared to have been made on working to pass a budget.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's press release is little more than a distraction from more fundamental problems, according to advocates and people familiar with the system.

In a 90 - minute closing argument, Christopher P. Conniff, a defense lawyer, told jurors that the case against State Senator Dean G. Skelos and his son, Adam, amounted to little more than distractions, snippets of conversations taken out of context, and self - serving lies from two central witnesses.

Here's a little piece of dating advice for this weekend: Turn off your distractions and spend time with your love away from all things digital.

As the couple's CG train zips between districts, we see how Snow's stormtroopers buckle down on what little freedom remains, offset by the empty frivolity of life in the capital — a nonstop binge - and - purge banquet where wild hairstyles and lavish costume changes provide distraction from an idle existence.

The film Phantom Thread may be flying under the radar for most cinema - goers, but this little gem is a nice distraction from the big - budget fare that floods the theaters.

Haymitch reminds Katniss, «Your job is to be a distraction from what the real problems are,» and of course The Hunger Games could be fairly accused of being what it satirizes, but it's not without a thought in its deadly little head.

Most of the famous faces are little more than cameos, and so you will have to spend more time with Coop's (Michael Showalter) failed attempts at romance (with Lake Bell) than anybody wants to, but there are so many distractions from the «plot» of «First Day of Camp,» that the piece rarely drags.

Like many Christian films it can get a little preachy, but unlike most of them, it is not overly long and you don't get a lot of the bad distractions from a film poorly made.

Lecturer in Literacies Education at the University of Southern Queensland, Stewart Riddle, told The Conversation the review has been little more than a political distraction from addressing serious concerns about equity in our schools.

Then you're lying in bed for a while, watching television because it's a fantastic distraction from the horrible current state of your life, your manuscript untouched for days, and then a quiet little voice whispers in your ear the scariest words to any self - published author:

More distractions than an e-reader: Getting into a book requires disconnecting yourself from your environment a little bit, which can be difficult if your reading method issues a regular stream of notifications popping up on your screen.

Along with the modern audio - visual equipment you would expect are little touches that go a long way such as well placed and multiple power outlets throughout and floor to ceiling windows away from street noise and distractions.

In truth, the characters and themed settings, which are little more than sparsely animated backdrops over which the boards hover, are the least interesting aspect of the game — helpful for sales, perhaps, but a distraction from the strategic systems at Boom Street's core.

While these modes serve as little more as distraction from the game's main course won't likely keep you coming back for more, it's still fun to unlock bonus items and test your mettle against droves of CPU - controlled opponents.

On its own, the mode is a fun little distraction if you are just playing against the computer, but this game also has an online mode where you can battle people from all over the world, dramatically increasing its deployability!

They've often amounted to little more than a distraction from online play, with uniformly laid - out missions, meat - headded braggadocio and preposterous cinematics.

His trophies and queries while interesting and mildly thought - provoking amounted to little more than a distraction from the main quest.

Gamers have previously seen the Ghosts take down the camp during the day while using tactical abilities, a little distraction, and some vehicles stolen from the Santa Blanca cartel in the game.

For the very last time — point of use solar is little more than a distraction from the main game which is to shut down coal.

It's a disaster - distraction used to pretend that «scientists», with just a little more money (but always turns out being a whole lot more), will be able to quantify doomsday from natural climate reality - not very likely.

The film argues that such a solution is at best a distraction from real cuts in fossil fuel use, and at worst a crony - capitalist scam that ends up rewarding the worst polluters and doing little to change the fossil fuel basis of our economy.

True classics never go out of style, and these handcrafted wooden toys from Little Sapling Toys hearken to a simpler, quieter time, when childhood wasn't a discordant cacophony of electronic — and lead - contaminated — distractions.

But do these little eco-habits add up, or are they a distraction from the bigger picture?

We find distractions, little things to prevent ourselves from burning out.

In other words, once the web has got it's grubby little fingers on you, it doesn't matter whether you're checking your email 30 to 40 times and hour, trying to concentrate on a book or eating dinner with your family: Your brain is in constant interruption mode, jumping from distraction to distraction.»

Whether you aim to get a little work done on your way to and from the office or you just want a distraction, you can improve your commute with these ten iPhone accessories.

Oh love this little bit of eye candy — the perfect distraction from my Christmas duties that I'm procrastinating doing!!