Word: distracter
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...only are his persecutions of minorities abhorred, but all his overtures are distrusted. No longer has he the advantage, of being able to distract, divide and suborn his opponents. All the world as yet unconquered is united in distrust...
Having a copy from Hollywood for comparison, serious cinema students will find in Pépé le Moko an excellent example of a prime Hollywood weakness-obeisance to its technical proficiency. With no scenic splendors to distract its attention, the French film studies its character with thought and patience...
...senior man in the ring, this was his privilege. He was caught almost at once, and the bull held him in the air for seconds, passing him very rapidly from one horn to the other before throwing him to the ground. By this time, someone had come up to distract the animal, and Balderas got to his feet, walked to the fence and collapsed. He was taken to the infirmary, where he died 50 minutes later after a fruitless injection of adrenalin and two blood transfusions. That was how death, as it must to all men, came to Alberto Balderas...
...position where quick reaction is needed, where a crisis might arise requiring quick judgment and action. Then in the second place, the mental and emotional factor must be taken into consideration. Under this category come such things as fear, anger, worry, inattention, all those things which tend to distract a person from the task in hand. With these two as a basis, there is a third factor, which we call the mechanical factor. By this is meant some mechanical obstruction, some physical hazard, or some unsafe condition. As an illustration, we might imagine a man driving on the wrong side...
Last week was the best Britain had had in the war, but the best that it promised was to distract Hitler from his plans-from his big plan, whatever it may be, for destroying Britain...