We should all lend a hand of support to sustain that effort, to help create a conducive climate, and to avoid distractions.

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He gave away his television to avoid distractions.

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The lawsuit added that because Cornwell suffered from bipolar disorder - a condition she says her business managers were aware of - the author's "ability to write is dependent upon the ability to avoid distractions".

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Reducing distractions, and finding times when you can avoid electronic distractions entirely to focus on the task at hand, has become a necessity.

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And I regret we were not able to secure an agreement sooner in the process and avoid the unfortunate distractions to the game.

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The only way to avoid wasting all that time is to reduce the number of distractions that actually get through to you during those times when you need to focus.

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Indeed, perhaps most importantly, at a time when the U.S. faced distractions and new constraints at home and a national desire to avoid military entanglements worldwide, she recognized that our greatest tools going forward would be active diplomacy and repaired alliances, and she restored them to centrality in U.S. foreign policy.

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Avoid models fitted with overly complex menu-driven touchscreen displays and too-crowded dashboard controls to help minimize dangerous distractions.

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