Sentence examples for diminished distractions from inspiring English sources

Stymied and drinking too much, he eventually took up an actor friend's invitation to go to Turkey, where diminished distractions permitted him to finish a book that had seemed unpublishable.

And yet, I find, my writing sessions help diminish those distractions, and by the third meeting students have a new attitude.

As my running prowess diminishes, ambient distractions matter more.

Still, it's a tribute to this restaurant, and to the vision and skill of its owners and chefs, that none of these distractions diminished the sheer radiant energy of the food, which will leave a glow in your mouth long after you've gone home.

The display stations will be arranged around the perimeter aisles of the chapel, with their screens and speakers facing away from the central pews, to diminish possible distraction.

The pain of yet another defeat and the sacrifice of the Ashes on home soil for the first time since 1934, was somehow diminished by off-field distractions, not to mention the heartening brilliance of a maiden century from the wicketkeeper who supposedly could not bat, Jack Russell.

Goleman's premise is that our ability to block out the mass of digital distractions is diminished by the "cognitive exhaustion" they cause.

These findings suggest that reduced sleep time is associated with diminished analgesic benefits from distraction and/or individuals obtaining less sleep have a reduced ability to disengage from pain-related sensations.

"Those distractions are radically diminished at this point.

The hypodense interzone persisted for the whole duration of distraction and gradually diminished during consolidation phase.

The median household income hovers just above the poverty level at $14,875 a year and this friendly place has a diminished feel, but football has provided a celebrative distraction.