Sentence examples for recent diversion of from inspiring English sources

This drought, agricultural analysts say, is the No. 1 reason for the current spike in world food stocks and is at least as important as the U.S.'s recent diversion of a third of its corn crop from food production to biofuels.

If the United States is truly a nation of principles then our recent diversion from following through on our belief in the sovereignty of states and the protection of human rights should be questioned at length.

The museum's rhetoric since unveiling the universally derided plans has taken a pseudo-democratic line, minimising art in favour of recent diversions like Tilda Swinton sleeping in the MoMA galleries, or the insultingly frivolous Rain Room, a fun house amusement which drew eight-hour queues to the museum last summer.

AROUND CITY HALL about recent diversions in the New York city mayoral campaign.

In recent years the very large diversion of water above the falls for hydroelectric-power purposes has lessened the rate of erosion.

But the troupe received positive reviews for its performances under his tenure, and a recent restaging of Graham's "Diversion of Angels" for American Ballet Theater was also praised.

In recent years, the SBA has claimed the diversion of federal small business contracts to large corporations is the result of harmless "miscoding".

But recent developments threaten to change that, most notably the diversion of 48 million gallons of raw sewage last month from a broken sewer line into the Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki.

She also pointed to the diversion of South American supply, warning that Peru's recent access to the Chinese market could hike prices even further.

Comparisons to other cities are unfair, Mr. Hayes said, considering Houston's cheap landfill fees and the diversion of city money to relief efforts after two recent hurricanes.

But recent news accounts have detailed allegations of employee thievery, nepotism and diversion of donations from stated charitable purpose.