Verb (used without object) : It is sad to see so much talent divert to trivial occupations. From Dictionary.com.
But keep diverting from the real issues, afterall you truly have nothing positive to run on. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Saddam sentenced, McDermott conflicted] Reference
Why do liberals insist on completely diverting from the issue at hand and being so emotional, angry and bitter?. From Wordnik.com. [McCain to vote against Sotomayor] Reference
Conference Committee for 16 years and has succeeded in diverting millions of dollars into his District and Northern Virginia. From Wordnik.com. [COLGAN RUNS] Reference
It's unfortunate that the Mccain campaign is diverting from the question by raising issues that may seem to demonize the other candidate. From Wordnik.com. [Blitzer: Was Obama taking aim at McCain's age?] Reference
But it's diverting, which is what I want of a space opera. From Wordnik.com. [mrissa: Books read, early January] Reference
Member states are unlikely to look kindly on the idea of diverting that funding into the EU's pockets. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
And the idea of diverting money to a team that doesn't even live here will be a hard sell to many constituents. From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
I am happy to find that the idea of diverting the rice trade from England to France is thought to be impracticable. From Wordnik.com. [The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20)] Reference
I suppose "he" (as Rogers calls everybody's husband) went out hunting with the idea of diverting his mind from dwelling on its loss. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1 (of 3), 1833-1856] Reference
The Left complains about "diverting" payroll taxes into private accounts. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Implications of Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Logistics such as diverting rescue ships to deal with people stealing food and water?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Chertoff Learned of Levee Failure 36 Hours After Mayor Nagin?] Reference
The bill has provisions that the President has made very clear that he opposes, such as diverting public funds to support private schools. From Wordnik.com. [Raines And Sperling Briefing On Line Item Veto] Reference
But most on the program will be of the "diverting" type. From Wordnik.com. [post-gazette.com - News] Reference
Perhaps I was looking for a word like "diverting," or even "odd.". From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
1) Demonstrate that your efforts made a difference in diverting money locally. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Hypocrisy of Stimulus Hypocrites] Reference
But she denied that her "diverting" of residents 'drugs ever affected their care. From Wordnik.com. [Mirror.co.uk - News] Reference
But she denied that her '' diverting '' of their medication ever affected their care, Bristol Crown Court heard. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
But the official noted they are examining ways of "diverting" his pension to the victims' families and his wife. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Senators also included proposals to increase state revenues through steps such as diverting money from cities and counties. From Wordnik.com. [LJWorld.com stories: News] Reference
Other options, such as diverting hotel-room taxes from the counties and shifting money from special funds, are still possible. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Apparently interacting with the public was "diverting" the agency from its real job -- chopping down forests and paving the wilderness. From Wordnik.com. [Indybay newswire] Reference
Others are diverting investments to Latin America. From Wordnik.com. [Tricks Of Trade] Reference
Not that we mind waiting, with a cast this diverting. From Wordnik.com. [Posh Spice, Naughty Spice] Reference
Given these fundamental caveats, "Deceived" is diverting, if disposable, fun. From Wordnik.com. [No Giggles For The New Goldie] Reference
He could come across as a Donald Trumpesque egomaniac, diverting but annoying. From Wordnik.com. [PEROT'S LAST CASTING CALL] Reference
Those who are demonizing ethanol are either misinformed or diverting attention from the real issues. From Wordnik.com. [It’s the Agronomy, Stupid] Reference
Their message: Al Qaeda would be diverting a large number of fighters from the anti-U.S. insurgency in Afghanistan to Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Bin Laden's Iraq Plans] Reference
By diverting tourists away from fragile natural environments, these man-made attractions are also helping to preserve them. From Wordnik.com. [Artificial] Reference
One can only hope that the story of the missing NEST hard drives will in the end be similarly diverting and not terrifying. From Wordnik.com. [Mystery] Reference
The 20th century saw many less-ambitious efforts to reshape the earth — by diverting rivers, for example — end in disaster. From Wordnik.com. [How to Fix a Climate Emergency] Reference
The war in Iraq is "diverting attention and resources" from Afghanistan, Clinton wrote in a November 2007 Foreign Affairs essay. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary Of State Nominee] Reference
Afghanistan is very much the focus of the war on terror and, in a way, by having troops there we are diverting Taliban and Al Qaeda assets. From Wordnik.com. [‘Half the Equation’] Reference
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