Sentence examples for deflecting discussion from inspiring English sources

The analyst said the administration's claims are an attempt at "deflecting discussion of the Russian operation and how it is woven into so many domestic controversies".

Financial negotiations have been stalled this week by well-rehearsed arguments regarding financial mechanisms to compensate climate-vulnerable countries for so-called 'loss and damage.' Developed countries were deflecting discussions on creating a fund that will be used to address the adverse effects of climate change suffered by developing countries.

The owner, the San Esteban Mining Company, has tried to deflect discussion of blame.

In public remarks Sunday, Rouhani sought to deflect discussion of Iran's tumultuous recent history, instead emphasizing the challenges and opportunities the nation must address at the moment.

The grand jury decision will deflect discussion of the withdrawal decision and provide the president with time to put this sad episode behind him and to make a new nomination.

"The folks who try to deflect discussion away from the question of whether resources matter usually try to point out that there's a lot of waste in the system," Mr. Ferguson said.

Republicans want to deflect discussion of the war by arguing over newspaper ads and radio comments?

By engaging in a game of semantics with journalists, Trump was able to deflect discussion from what his policies are actually doing: treating undocumented immigrants like animals.

This inclination to deflect discussion of screen-viewing in their child to other parents because they do not see a relevance for their family has been noted by another qualitative study.

He was also superstitious, and during his campaign he had deflected discussions about post-election staffing, fearing that it would bring bad luck.

"The thing that's most interesting in all this is urban design," says Parry, deflecting the discussion away from the fact that he is penning the City's tallest totem.