Sentence examples for for the diversion from inspiring English sources

Some residents were grateful for the diversion and the money they received as extras.

So I was pretty dry-mouthed and grateful for the diversion created by the baggage scanner and frisking.

He'd heard of people who anesthetize themselves with work, burying themselves in the office, grateful for the diversion.

Mr. Falconer, whose work traffics in wry ambivalence, listened in just this mode: grateful for the diversion, but occasionally making sure nothing stood between him and the door.

Now her son has been told he must leave his nearby apartment which will be flooded when water levels are raised for the diversion.

Storms forced the plane to land in Hartford at about 8 20 p.m. Tuesday, though some passengers said they were not given an explanation for the diversion.

The Hungarians were upset over the consequences for Hungary of the diversion of the Danube.

There is a perfectly understandable reason for the diversions: they have closed gaps in the state budget that would otherwise have to be closed with new money or less spending, with tax increases or budget cuts.

For Evangelicals the diversion of energy into recruiting activities seems to be in the service of a higher good.

That consistency of flow enhances their suitability for irrigation and where the diversion of water for irrigation is not excessive for navigation as well.

We know, for example, that the diversion of medical marijuana is common among adolescents in substance treatment.