DeMINT: Yeah, for distracting from the real thing. From Wordnik.com. [Sen. Jim DeMint: Gays And Unmarried, Pregnant Women Should Not Teach Public School] Reference
The race card is old and very distracting from the problems at hand. From Wordnik.com. [Obama: Race not 'overriding issue' in criticism] Reference
I also found the focus on Frey to be distracting from the main point. From Wordnik.com. [Special Guest Post: Publishing Industry Evisceration Edition!!!!] Reference
The most difficult and distracting is trying to use the speaker phone in WA. From Wordnik.com. [Texting while driving = drinking and driving (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
I found the new design to be overly aggressive, distracting from the main point. From Wordnik.com. [New – Old Look and the Aesthetics of Blogging | Living the Liminal] Reference
At times, Strout's jokes and puns tend to pile up on each other, distracting from the story. From Wordnik.com. [Dead To Me] Reference
How distracting is it when the police are typing on their in car computers and still driving?. From Wordnik.com. [Bad boy, bad boy, whatcha -- look out! (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
They say these accusations of racism are distracting from the greater issues such as health care. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Buzz: Racism Fueling the Anger at Pres. Obama?] Reference
I deliberately kept the colours light, to stop them distracting from the character of the outlines. From Wordnik.com. [Alasdair Gray: My life in pictures] Reference
Even making fun of the name, e.g., “teabagger”, is distracting from the reason for the movement. From Wordnik.com. [Crashing the ‘Crashing the Tea Party’ Meme. | RedState] Reference
Selig prohibits major announcements distracting from the World Series and strongly enforces the edict. From Wordnik.com. [New MLB labor deal just around the corner] Reference
They wanted Amber to be comfortable in her own space without distracting from the interior design of their home. From Wordnik.com. [Dog Beds from DenHaus] Reference
I read Gateway and found that the psycho-analysis part was distracting from the pulp feel for exploration of the universe. From Wordnik.com. [KAMN Show #23: Gateway : The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas] Reference
– is just distracting from the real issues, and portrays TP as just another sensationalist blog. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » VIDEO: Laura Bush Sets All-Time Record, Flip-Flops in Just 25 Seconds] Reference
It’s getting a bit distracting from the music. ianaleah. From Wordnik.com. [Adam Lambert song snippets: Let's rank a dozen of 'em from most awesome to not-quite-as-aweome! | EW.com] Reference
I made up a rubber of bridge, chiefly with the idea of distracting my thoughts. From Wordnik.com. [An Amiable Charlatan] Reference
The question is distracting, which is why it never really emerges in the books themselves. From Wordnik.com. [What Authors Know About Their Characters « Whatever] Reference
In fact, the first time we heard the word distracting was the day we got kicked off the team. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Smith: 'Zona to retire Polkey's jersey on Senior Night] Reference
It is a conservative’s way of distracting from the actual issues facing the American people. From Wordnik.com. [Early Word: Articles of Faith - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
“I don’t want to be controversial and I don’t want to be distracting from the senator’s message.”. From Wordnik.com. [Count Murphy Out for McCain Campaign - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Was Governor, but quit because she thought it was 'distracting'. From Wordnik.com. [Palin hails Steele as 'independent outsider'] Reference
Yes, there were people who said the Internet is 'distracting'. From Wordnik.com. [How 'addictive' is Social Networking?] Reference
So although it's homely for Neil, it's kind of distracting for me. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
But to dismiss their concerns as "distracting" is partisan flim-flam. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Directly Attacks Bill's Presidency, Blames It For Massive Dem Losses] Reference
If you have LESS MONEY, you don't spend it 'distracting' your opponent. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Campaign Concedes Key Red States Are Battlegrounds -- And Must-Wins] Reference
It was kind of distracting, but at the same time you've just got deal with it. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Neil is watching some war movie about 2 feet away from me which is kind of distracting!. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
This kind of distracting inconsistency detracts from the force of the would-be-Kafkaesque fable. From Wordnik.com. [Oh dear, I have had a failure of sensibility] Reference
You may need to tweak its default labeling of activities as "distracting" or "productive," however. From Wordnik.com. [Tools to Manage Online Time Wisely] Reference
Marty was kind of distracting with the weird arm seizures, looked like he was doing a epilectic robot dance. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-08-01] Reference
Instead, the transitions between the two were abrupt and kind of distracting to the overall feel of the movie. From Wordnik.com. [Ken's Review: The Forbidden Kingdom - A Remake of Last Action Hero? « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Inevitably this is ignored in favour of another groundless conspiracy about 'distracting' from the real issue. From Wordnik.com. [PROFLIGATE UPDATE] Reference
It seems like it's kind of distracting at this point, but, you know, we'll see what time -- what happens over time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2010] Reference
And Berry did, -- a "distracting" headache, as she wrote Georgie over-night. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Country Girl] Reference
Jurors were cautioned that they could not drink water during the trial because it would be "distracting". From Wordnik.com. [Concurring Opinions] Reference
"Last year that was kind of distracting for us," said Pepper, who didn't think it was the main reason USC lost. From Wordnik.com. [Anderson Independent Mail Stories] Reference
Both have the necessary functionality for me without 'distracting' from their actual function - to help the user Focus. From Wordnik.com. [MacUpdate - Mac OS X] Reference
Just in the first few months of the 111th Congress, Cantor has co-sponsored legislation that one might consider "distracting". From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress] Reference
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