Word: distract
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...while the weenie has spent the summer reading and I have spent the summer procrastinating (between beers, of course), Ken has spent the summer counting the number of minority fans at Fenway. Which, of course, doesn't distract him from Clemens' curve ball, or anything like that...
...swimwear is revealing less, not more, of the skin and using an array of design and construction tricks to camouflage body flaws. Higher necklines and underwire bras help disguise a large bust; ruffles and other upper-body froufrous distract from a small one. Lower-cut legs and flirty little skirts divert attention from big hips and thighs, while high waistlines, belts and stomach-control panels are doing their bit to hide the belly...
...pretty. In one nice touch, when Hilarion, Cyril and Florian crossdress, their ruffles match the gowns of their love interests. Something, however, went wrong with the choreography. Virtually all of the female chorus members move stiffly, as if they can only bend at the waist. They look odd and distract attention from the main action...
...only problem is that the [structural] problems are on the second floor, where we have classes, and that will distract those classes for four to five weeks," said Michael Martone, a Briggs-Copeland lecturer on English whose office is in the building...
...slapping mateyness helped make him Australia's most popular politician. But why did Hawke choose this moment to make a prime-time confession? Supporters think Hawke was trying to make up for insulting media play of his wife's recent face-lift. Opponents had a more political explanation: to distract attention from the effect rising interest rates and a soaring deficit have had on his standing in the polls...