Sentences with phrase «other than distraction»

Orson & Co.'s new app - based platform eLumination allows authors to get very creative with the additional features in their ebooks, such as music, videos, even the background display of the page, but more importantly, it allows readers to ignore these features if they do not feel they are anything other than a distraction, detracting from the reading experience.

The best scene revolves around a conflict with a kinetic structure on an office desk which, like the film, is a lot of seemingly random motion with no apparent purpose other than distraction.

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This distraction is usually due to team members jockeying for power or one person's ego taking precedence over others», rather than keeping the focus on the common good.

And still others think it's nothing more than a gimmick and a distraction.

A spokesman for Pershing Square said declined to comment other than to point to its proxy statement, which didn't mention the talk about Ackman's ability to cause media coverage but did say Ackman told ADP it was in the company's interest to avoid the distraction of a board fight.

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

That if that's their calling of the Lord than should be on salary but a moderate salary not a salary that makes them rich but of a modest lifestyle sure if they have a family living in a home that meets their needs and these millionaire status like cars where your above the people Jesus lived a very conservative life for a reason so that he was not a distraction too his assignment of preach the Gospel being a good example and staying away from any appearance of filthy lucre as we see displayed today as he he who preaches the Gospel if they have no other charge from the Lord than they should live of the Gospel

Sometimes, everything about a blog post other than the actual recipe and instructions seems kinda like having to sit through some big distraction, when all you really want to hear are some circus stories.

Yet during the tournament he'll get more attention than all other players in the field — combined — which will be a huge distraction.

After a curious transfer window, they arguably have a weaker squad than last season, when they won the Premier League with few other distractions.

Distraction - free means no phone, TV, or websites other than homework - related resources.

Suffice it to say, the new mandate hasn't made anybody happy and has garnered plenty of vocal detractors (and rightly so), from US Lacrosse, the sport's national governing body (which, among other things, called the mandate «irresponsible» and premature), to coaches (who don't see the flimsy headband approved by FHSAA — what one longtime game official told The Times looked «more like a thick bandana» — as serving any purpose and no more than a «costly distraction to parents and the players»), to game officials (one told The Times that the only effect the headgear was having on the game was to cause delays because the headbands were prone to falling off) to the athletes themselves, who say all it does is get in the way of their goggles.

Other things that worked is to make sure milk is warm enough, put baby in swing with mobile on as a distraction and she is semi-upright, have baby in a good mood (feed her just after she gets up from a well - rested nap; and wait about 15 min longer than her regular breast feeding schedule so she's hungry.

It takes repetition, consistency and most of all we need to find a replacement, or distraction that helps him focus on something other than eating in that moment.

Put your baby in his or her room if this can help to reduce noise or distractions considerably less than other indoor locations.

I held them in my arms without distractions, when they would do nothing else other than cry.

Her fear is that anything other than an outright majority will hobble his plans with the distractions of coalition government.

One of the bigger distractions in this year's local elections, other than the Berky business, was the hassle in Gardiner over U.S. Postal Service employee Kathy Miller's status to run for county legislature.

When you're depressed, it can feel easier to retreat inward into the world of your depression, rather than reach out to others and seek healthy distractions.

Rather than feeling bored and searching for distractions, you'll feel inspired to create and spread your ideas for the sake of enjoyment, without worrying about impressing others.

Meditators, on the other hand, demonstrate superior performance on tests of self - regulation, resisting distractions and making correct answers more often than non-meditators.

But to give those who need a distraction something else to look at online other than the weather, it happens to also be on sale, so that's a bonus.

Its lack of subtlety in its mechanics, it's rather clunky nature and its somewhat dull, basic setting mean it will never be more than a decent distraction: a game to play in between other games, or while you wait until Bloodborne early next year.

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.

Other than those main campaign missions there are a surprising amount of side missions and distractions to be had in the game.

We have found that teachers are more likely to be late to a meeting at the school (where distractions, announcements, and other responsibilities are a constant pull) than to a meeting off site.

Geared toward light vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, minivans, and other vehicles rated at not more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight), the guidelines proposed today are the first in a series of guidance documents NHTSA plans to issue to address sources of distraction that require use of the hands and / or diversion of the eyes from the primary task of driving.

It seems intuitive that talking on a phone while driving would be a bad idea, but is it worse than other distractions?

If you're driving a recent Hyundai model, don't worry about it — the Blue Link distraction level is far less than other automakers» systems.

The other aspect that fueled a low Blue Link distraction level was the ability to compose text messages aloud rather than entering them on the dashboard touch screen.

The internet is amazing but also means we have more distractions at our disposable than at any other point in time.

While the basis for Bookboard is a toned - down, distraction - free reading experience, meaning readers can essentially only adjust the size of the page rather than the popular additons like bonus games, sounds, animation, and other add - ons.

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.

It is up to you to be more interesting to your pup than all the other distractions out in the yard.

If his attention comes to you more than five times, then continue to change the area for the exercise and add other distractions.

A CGC dog must accept a friendly stranger, sit politely for petting, welcome being groomed and examined, walk on a loose leash, walk through a crowd, sit down and stay on command, come when called, behave politely around other dogs, be confident when faced with unexpected noises and other distractions, and behave with someone other than its owner.

It's a quieter, easier and far more pleasant experience than the N2 but there are plenty of distractions, like fly fishing in the incredible rivers, bird spotting, or simply heading up one or other beaten track too many.

Furthermore, as solid as the enemy AI is, your allies are next to worthless other than providing a temporary distraction.

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.

In FACT, DoA has NEVER been revered in the least by the fighting game community, and the laughable lack of depth to the gameplay, mindlessly mediocre roster, convoluted - to - all - hell story, and inadequate balancing has worked to the demise of the series as being anything other than a halfway decent distraction every now again.

It did nothing other than being a major annoyance and causing a distraction.

This episode is absolutely jam - packed with tangents and distractions, but we also talk about the many big reveals from San Diego Comic - Con, Shane recounts his experience at PAX Australia, we talk about our favourite fighting games and discuss far more movie - related stuff than in any other cast thus far.

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

Given the huge impacts of Harvey (and the impacts of many other such events worldwide, but which get much less media coverage than Harvey) doing research in this area would not be a distraction.

If human population dynamics is essentially common to the propulation dynamics of other species and, consequently, if food supply is the independent not the dependent variable in the relationship between food and population, then a lot of what has been reported could be distractions that serve to dismiss rather than disclose vital but unwelcome science of what could somehow be real regarding the human population and, more importantly, why our behavior is so utterly destructive of everything we claim to be protecting and preserving.

In the eleventh hour of a trial, a settlement, or a negotiated settlement, there may be no room for any discussion, consideration, or distraction other than the matter at hand, and certainly no time for a decision on the adoption of a new office procedure.

This is why people who tried watching Firefly as a bar exam distraction failed the bar at a higher rate than others (probably).

Any activity other than the operation of a motor vehicle, that interferes with the person's ability to drive the vehicle safely is considered a distraction.

It would help me greatly if I had the option of taking parts of the GoToTrafficSchool.com Mississippi internet traffic school course at locations other than my home PC, where I'd have fewer distractions.

It would help me greatly if I had the option of taking parts of the GoToTrafficSchool.com St. Paul Minnesota internet traffic school course at locations other than my home PC, where I'd have fewer distractions.