Sentences with phrase «used as a diversion»

These (most) People just use it as a diversion to distract people away from how they truely are, and ya know what, it works really well on «fellow Christians;» they stick together like glue, like a heard of stupid sheep and baaaaaa baaaa each other, while they go around and treat honest and truthful «evil heathens» like dog crap on the bottom of their shoe.

Solidus Snake, the only one of the Enfants Terribles who stars in just a single title — barring his bottled remains that were used as a diversion in

High profile defence attorneys are used as diversions — they can't control an outcome standing in front of the bench.

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American Airlines reported only a handful of diversions and cancellations because the carrier does not use Atlanta as a hub, the airline spokeswoman Alexis Aran Coello said.

The attack on the U.S. personnel in Benghazi, Libya, was orchestrated by extremists who used the protests as a diversion, U.S. sources told CNN Wednesday.

He often uses these outward, physical battles as a diversion tactic so that when the real battle comes, we are unaware and unprepared.

Our renewed focus on food waste diversion began when I came into the role of sustainability manager in 2007; as a fourth generation farmer, I, personally, am really passionate about not letting this resource go to waste by putting it to better use.

The Government rather confusingly refers to the amendment as an «adjustment to the Sustainable Diversion Limits (SDL)» in the Northern Basin — «recovering water» from «environmental flows» rather than «allowing irrigators to use it for commercial gain».

Try heading off a toddler's diversion tactics by taking care of her needs before bedtime so she won't use them as an excuse to get out of bed.

Mohammed Adoke, SAN, former Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has denied involvement in the diversion of $ 1.6 billion stating that it is the handiwork of his detractors who are bent on using the current administration's war against corruption as an avenue to nail him.

«Soon after this defendant admitted to a 10 - year - scheme stealing more than $ 80,000 in welfare benefits and winning a diversion from a prison sentence, he had the gall to perpetrate the very same ruse using the same fake identity as before,» said state Inspector General Leahy Scott, whose office helped nab Dukeshire each time.

For more than a year, American and Russian scientists have been examining problems and possible solutions to the diversion of technologies that can be used for military and civil purposes, as well as guidelines for controlling exports.

In addition, exclusion of human - related impacts such as irrigation, land use, and water diversion from most current climate models makes reliable projection of drought even less certain (Sheffield and Wood 2008).

As our hearts remain heavy and the tears continue to fall over the events on Friday, we could all use a diversion, some comfort, and respite from the sadness.

To avoid such diversions, sugar babies choose the category on internet or join widely used dating applications, talk to the desired men first and analyze whether or not they are of any similar chemistry to them as needed.

To avoid such diversions, young and beautiful girls choose the category on internet or join widely used dating applications, talk to the desired men first and analyze whether or not they are of any similar chemistry to them as needed.

Included in the PowerPoint: Macroeconomic Objectives (AS Level) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.

A level Economics lesson: Patterns of Trade - Trade Creation and Trade diversion For the Edexcel Exam board This PowerPoint could be used as a full lesson and includes attached activities, challenging and thoughtful questions, learning objectives and embedded URL links where appropriate and tasks / information for students to use to learn about issues relating to patterns of trade LEarning objectives ALL To be able to explain how patterns of trade changes MOST To be able to analyse why patterns of trade have changed SOME To be able to evaluate the most influential factor in changes in patterns of trade These resources work well with other popular Economics Resources.

How can teachers use them to create meaningful lessons as opposed to gimmicky diversions?

The resolution cited the fact that charter boards accept public money but lack democratic accountability, that charter schools are contributing to increased segregation, that punitive disciplinary policies are disproportionately used in charter schools as well as other practices that violate students» rights, that there is a pattern of fraud of mismanagement in the sector in general, and it then called for opposition to privatization of education, opposed diversion of funding from public schools, called for full funding for quality public education, called for legislation granting parents access to charter school boards and to strengthen oversight, called for charter schools to follow USDOJ and USDOE guidelines on student discipline and to help parents file complaints when those guidelines are violated, opposed efforts to weaken oversight, and called for a moratorium on charter school growth.

So far, a few clients are using Ganxy in beta: Diversion Books (the publisher of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and the Washington Post ebooks, among others), romance author Barbara Freethy (who's achieved huge success self - publishing her out - of - print titles as ebooks) and author and Cracked columnist Robert Brockway.

A low - profile gastrotomy tube (feeding tube) has been used as a prepubic cystotomy tube to relieve urethral obstruction and achieve urinary diversion.

Who Kelvin Ro used to cook at the governor's mansion; now he serves dishes that pay homage to Hawaiian plate lunch classics such as teriyaki beef and char siu pork, along with occasional diversions like portobello mushroom burgers, grilled tuna steak with wasabi aioli, and a vegetable medley of kabocha squash, zucchini, and eggplant.

At all U.S. airports with 10,000 or more total annual enplanements (including regular diversion airports), Ravn Alaska shall coordinate this Contingency Plan with the following parties, as applicable for the specific operation: (a) local airport authorities, (b) the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and (c) if the airport is regularly used for international flights operated by Ravn Alaska, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Take one section in which you're asked to choose between fighting a battle at a city, or using the tussle as a diversion to make your way to your ultimate goal, and thus save the world.

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.

Combat is a little limited but it is a fun diversion as you move from point A to B as you use your weapons and hand to hand combat to dispatch your enemies.

I agree completely that the like button could be a game changer — Facebook has gone from a fun diversion to something that could be huge — as such, we implemented like buttons on all FineArtStudioOnline blogs last week (for those who use our newer templates): http://canvoo.com/blog/18988/fineartstudioonline-integrates-facebook-like-buttons

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

There appear to be no environmental or technological hurdles preventing the diversion and use of paper fiber as fuel.

For example, recently a study on biofuel was prepared for the Governor and state Ohio General Assembly and never once mentioned the potential of PEF, or diversion of paper fiber from the waste stream and used as renewable energy.

Not because they actually want to use the data, but just as a form of obstruction, diversion etc..

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Terraces, hugelkultur, floodbreak (aka windbreak) plantings, diversion channels, maintaining wild wetlands as sinks, building creekbed pathways, using orchards as buffers, impregnating poorer - quality soils with hydrophobic biochar, progressively alternating such features with dykes laid out to fractionally draw overflows and slow flow, proper programs of dredging and berming, and on and on, there is no reason a flood plain could not be made so robust by industrious (as opposed to industrial), intelligent, conscientious (as opposed to council consultant) planning as to be impervious to a 1,000 year flood, and oh by the way, make the land more profitably productive and lucratively livable, and more resistant to drought, wildfire, invasive species and extinction of native species too.

Long overhangs and deciduous trees planted at the proper distance from south - facing windows = cooler Summer and warmer Winter.Rainwater harvesting is diversion of water from impervious surfaces such as a roof, to a collection container, to be used for other purposes (depending upon local building codes).

Sociopaths use a diversion tactic known as «pre-emptive defense» when conning their victims.

Safe Dates could also be used as an intervention tool at domestic abuse or crisis centers, in juvenile diversion programs, and with victim support groups.

Highlights of the building's sustainability achievements include an Energy Star rating of 93, which places the building in the top 7 percent of similar buildings in terms of energy efficiency; use of highly - efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of approximately 17 percent; modifications to the building's irrigation system provide a 74 percent reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as a dedicated meter to monitor ongoing performance; recycling efforts resulting in a 45 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of durable goods from entering the waste stream; an integrated pest management plan incorporating non-toxic measures for animal and vegetative pest control; and a green cleaning pProgram, implemented as part of a comprehensive building - wide indoor air quality program.