Does what is happening in Egypt distract at all from that push?
There are worries that the ICC proceedings could distract the elite at just the moment when it needs unity to implement an ambitious new constitution.
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But the lighthearted mood didn't distract from the goal at hand: to win.
When we focus on one thing, the brain actively filters out information that might distract from the task at hand.
It can only distract you from being at your best because being at your best can only happen if you are operating from who you really are.
Mr. Murthy denied wrongdoing and said he chose to participate in a settlement to ensure the issue didn't distract him from his job at iGate, a subsidiary of which he had joined in 2003.
Is there anything more pitiful than two middle-age people who claw ceaselessly at one another to distract themselves from the terrible knowledge that neither one of them got what they wanted out of life?
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said that when the lion attacked, another employee at the sanctuary tried to distract him away from Hanson and move him into another enclosure.
The Speyside countryside is almost enough to distract you from sampling the Scotch, but luckily, at Glen Grant, you can enjoy both.
Mr Berlusconi, who is reportedly spending a lot of time at the firm, will have plenty to distract him from Mediaset's comely presenters.
People over 65 almost always have physical health problems at the same time that can mask or distract from the mental health needs.
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Citibank has virtually nothing relevant in common with JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, or Deutsche Bank, but by taking you down the rabbit hole of the goings-on at Citibank, the anti-big banksters distract you from the realization that breaking up JPMorgan and the others is a ridiculously inappropriate idea.
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The 19-year-old was convicted by magistrates of shining a light at an aircraft in flight so as to dazzle or distract the pilot.
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"It's no surprise that the criminal is angry at the prosecutor, but Huntley's lies should not distract from the fact that today justice was served, " the statement said.
The government of the day would get a kicking at local elections and the prime minister would then try to distract media attention by carrying out a reshuffle.
At worst, they suck investment capital away from more promising projects and distract mind share from where it is most needed.
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