Sentence examples for be a distraction during from inspiring English sources

Owners decided to do it now — they had until November to decide — in part because they did not want it to be a distraction during the season.

Manziel had promised the Browns he wouldn't be a distraction during the team's bye week and then became one on social media sites.

"The PACs missions are no longer relevant and we don't want them to be a distraction during the confirmation hearings," Charles Spies, counsel for both committees, told E&E News, a climate and energy trade publication.

Patrick Moran resigned from the campaign, saying he didn't want to be a distraction during the election, and stating, "at no point have I, or will I ever endorse any sort of illegal or unethical behavior.

It may be that it's a distraction during homework time or that it interferes with sleep, resulting in poorer performance at school.

"We want to send the message to customers to put aside their iPods, iPads, iPhones, BlackBerrys and Kindles -- whatever might be a distraction -- during the few seconds it takes to enter or exit our trains; it's critical for their own safety," said the railroad's president, Helena E. Williams, who, sadly, did not rap her comments.

"I told Jackie I didn't want to be a distraction," Modell said today during an interview in his 24th floor office near the Inner Harbor.

"Margaret" took its toll, Mr. Lonergan said, and admitted that the legal process had been a distraction for him during the production of "The Starry Messenger".

"It's a distraction," Cox said during the interview.

Giambi's links to performance-enhancing drugs were a distraction for the Yankees during his seven years with the team.

But with Goodell encouraging the sides to find a solution, the Packers were under pressure to bring an end to a sideshow that has captivated the N.F.L. but was a distraction to their team during the first week of training camp.