Sentences with phrase «ultimately distract from»

This is painful because it often requires scrapping some good work in progress — work that would be nice to complete but would ultimately distract from the larger prize.

In earlier demonstrations, Staten Islanders have shown that they respect their neighbors and their community, and understand that peaceful protests make their point so much more powerfully than violent ones, which ultimately distract from their message and disrespect the memory of Eric Garner.

The outdated tagline and disconnect between the company's products and message within the spot, ultimately distract from the goal of empowering women.

Similarly, the late in the game subplot that revolves around Joe agreeing to escort the sergeant - turned criminal Charles Willis (Ben Foster) ultimately distracts from the story and character threads that were already established, more than it enhances them.

But however unintentional it may have been, Chappelle's infectious enthusiasm, his ability to subtly burrow into your brain, also tends to manifest itself as a collection of catchphrases, ultimately distracting from the deceptive simplicity of his social commentary.

But some lawyers say the debate around the topic singles out a cosmetic issue and ultimately distracts from harder conversations about how legal services are delivered.

Not exact matches

In the third century stress fell on defining action as ascetical practice, as «acts» ultimately directed at oneself to purify one of all engagements with the everyday world that distract from pure contemplation.

We practice the methodology and use it as a path to facilitate stillness and purity of mind (because remember that it is the moving, noisy, impure thoughts in the mind that distract us from knowing) in order to re-awaken to, re-member and ultimately experience that one Truth that we already are which is beyond name and form.

What prevents and protects us from tempting shortcuts, from missing a right turn because we are distracted and what ultimately keeps us on track?

Ultimately, the goal of the costume designer is to amplify the personalities written on the page rather than distract from them, and Lyn Paolo, the costume designer behind Shameless, How to Get Away With Murder, and Scandal, says that if she were to dress a character inappropriately for their economic and cultural situation, then she'd be failing at her job.

(Indeed, there are some other casting issues with the film, between a blink - and - you'll - miss - it, but ultimately distracting, cameo from Berg, and the co-starring turn by Jerry «Turtle from Entourage» Ferrara as a communications officer.)

Instead of actually fulfilling the oh - my - God - this - is - awesome momentum set up right from the opening sequence (a delightful 5 minute short film in its own right) by hunkering down and making the story, ultimately, work, he relies almost entirely on smoke and mirrors: throwing whiz - bang - eveything - but - the - kitchen - sink - razzle - dazzle to keep us distracted.

Teacher tenure is «really a red herring» in the sense that debating tenure ultimately misleads and distracts others from the more relevant and important issues at hand (e.g., recruiting strong teachers into such schools).

Note that they argue the ultimately unprovable or provable climate science, to distract from the renewable energy emissions fraud — on every factual measure of generation, at least.

These firms insist this will ultimately be much safer because it will remove distracted drivers from the equation — a growing problem virtually everywhere with the rapid rise of smartphones.

Among the reported problems with that change was that it distracted lawyers from resolving the merits of a case, ultimately adding to litigation costs and delays.

The consequences of distracted driving have implications on all fronts, from your car insurance costs to ultimately the safety of your family and the people in our communities.

Confusing layouts and verbiage distract from the purpose of a resume and ultimately lower a recruiter's ability to sift through your valuable information.

When they are distorted and distressing, however, they distract parents from the task at hand as well as leading to negative emotions and attributions that ultimately impair effective parenting.

However, if the items in question contribute to the rooms looking smaller and more cluttered — and ultimately distracting potential buyers from seeing themselves living there — then removing or changing the décor is the best bet to a quick sell.