Sentence examples for diversions by from inspiring English sources

In confrontations with enemies, some snakes use their tails as diversions by raising them and moving them slowly.

I mean, there's this one 1760 pamphlet — "Jokes, Tricks, Ghosts and Diversions by Woodland, Stream and Campfire".

Congressional investigators earlier this week unveiled a report detailing those tax diversions by Apple subsidiaries, based in Ireland but spanning other regions around the world.

We think it goes too far to say that when the return flows are abandoned, they may nevertheless be exchanged for upstream diversions by the same amount.

In certain years in the past there have been excessive diversions by canals in this section, including the nine Wyoming private canals.

Does the capital respond by deepening links with the rest of the world – importantly with the dynamic economies of Asia – or does it turn inward, responding to the nationalistic diversions by making concessions to them?

After that, Bx will divert to the Y and Z components, but the diversion to By will be larger than that to Bz in this case.

The evening's three ballets — "In Dreams" (2007) by Trey McIntyre, "Diversions" (2010) by Mr. Andersen and "3 Movements" (2008) by Benjamin Millepied — were indeed all about choreography, at a high level of accomplishment.

The role of the BBC started as a masterful diversion by Alastair Campbell from the big picture.

So don't create a diversion by insisting on having a united cabinet, Dave.

It was published in 1988 and called "a cozy, intelligent diversion" by The New York Times.