Word: distractedness
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Conservative Leader Meighen tensed himself to introduce a motion of "Want of Confidence" against the Government as soon as the House should be declared in session. Unwary, he allowed his attention to be distracted at the critical instant. Liberal House Leader Ernest La Pointe got ahead of him with a...
In the commercial field, the most conspicuous developments of the past week were price-reductions in the closely related motor and gasoline industries. Businessmen were distracted, however, by the intense speculative operations in real estate and securities. In both cases, the cause seemed to be ample idle funds to play...
The Woman Hater. Another one that you should arrange to miss. The great actress, toast of Paris (French toast), comes to the U. S. About to marry a very rich young man, she is interrupted by an elder friend of that hopeful's distracted family. Elder friend becomes enamored...
Distracted By Outer World
Not only was there a relaxing influence in the invasion of the monasteries by large numbers whose primary purposes were different from those for which the houses had been founded, but along with the internal worldliness went more and more contact of the brethren with the world without, which distracted...