Sentence examples for distracting from the issue from inspiring English sources

Turnbull shut down discussion of a possible treaty during the election campaign, accusing Bill Shorten, who said during an appearance on the ABC's Q&A program that a treaty could be part of a "post constitutional recognition settlement", of distracting from the issue of constitutional recognition.

In contrast, HPV generated much confusion among caregivers, distracting from the issue of cervical cancer.

He said that such speculation was "intended to distract from the issue of U.S. government misconduct".

Any mention that the vote was otherwise came repeatedly from Spanish nationalists to try to distract from the issue.

"The focus on nutrients is probably inevitable, but it distracts from the issue of whether you're getting real food or not," he said.

But aides have dismissed such questions as a way to distract from the issue of Mr. Trump's not releasing his tax returns.

Many Democrats fear the budget fights of this year have distracted from the issue that will be central to voters in the fall of 2012 – and officials want to get Paul Krugman off their backs.

The US media has a knee-jerk 'RED CHINA!' reaction to anything involving HK or the PRC, and is intended to distract from the issue of US government misconduct.

"This is a predictable smear that I anticipated before going public, as the US media has a kneejerk 'Red China!' reaction to anything involving Hong Kong or China, and is intended to distract from the issue of US government misconduct.

The NFL's London fixture is not being used to distract from the issue of domestic abuse within the sport, the NFL's executive vice-president of international, Mark Waller, has said.

"What makes me the most angry is the way it tries to distract from the issue of police brutality.