Sentence examples for offer a distraction from inspiring English sources

He hoped the game could offer a distraction.

In many ways, Mr. Bush is taking a page from President Bill Clinton's book: finding issues that can easily attract bipartisan support, and then using them to defuse other tensions, or at least offer a distraction.

Even if Landis's second sample is negative, his positive test will be uppermost in the minds of fans in the United States because there are no other major races to offer a distraction.

Facebook soon shut down the promotion, but not before Burger King was able to claim that the public's love of its flame-grilled product was "stronger than 233,906 friendships".Another way Americans are saving money is by staying at home, so firms that offer a distraction from the horrors of family life are doing well.

In some ways these guided meditations are easier, because they offer a distraction for my mind.

I wanted to put on a show for the people that were there, not only to raise money, but also to offer a distraction for at least one night of fun.

Such visual Ritalin offers a distraction from how dangerous the bigger picture may look.

LaFerrari drew unusually large crowds even by Ferrari standards, Mr. di Montezemolo said, perhaps because it offered a distraction from the gloom prevailing elsewhere.

Just before that rhythm wears out its welcome, Mr. Burhans offers a distraction: he splits the cello line into bass and treble melodies, effectively transforming the single strand into a dialogue.

The sheer fact of A***'s sensual nature is appealing, as it offers a distraction from the tedium of school.

The national hoopla over what is, for most Britons, the child of total strangers offered a distraction from their fitful economy, their political scandals and their own screaming kids.