Word: distractibility
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...LEADERS of Argentina's ruling military junta, faced with mass discontent and protests at home, embarked last week on a foreign adventure that has brought them to the brink of war with Britain. The invasion of the Falkland Islands was clearly a ploy to distract Argentine citizens from their domestic grievances. We can only hope that the current crisis is resolved peacefully--and that whatever settlement is reached does not reward Argentina for its flagrant violation of international...
...Connecticut, and populated by 1300 sheep farmers? The gallant sailor-boys (including, we are told, the ever-so-dashing Prince Andrew) are off to fight a brutal military regime, most famous for its human rights violations, whose invasion of the Falkland islands last week was clearly a ploy to distract its citizens' attention away from a serious domestic economic and political crisis. The dimensions of the situation which has developed over the last week, parody a time gone by when there were good guys and bad guys, a glory in fighting for Queen and country, and a chance to triumph...
...convinced that the taste of salt masks the natural flavor of foods-a lifelong coverup. If you wish to wean your taste buds away from salt, the object is to find other flavors that will distract your palate...
Such furious activity helps distract prospective parents from one aspect of their condition: the expense. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, raising a child born in 1982 to the age of 18 will cost from $85,000 to $134,000 in an urban community. There are many additional options. Necessary living space may cost an initial $10,000 in the first year. Child care for a two-career family adds $6,000 to $10,000 a year, private school at least another $3,000 a year. State-college tuition in the year 2000 is projected...
...belongs and makes the devil and his cohorts buffoons, wearing garbage bags over their capes and muttering things about advanced technology. Gilliam intends the plastic and electronics, which were also prominent in Kevin's living room, to personify evil as seeking the "ultimate truth" of the computer; yet they distract without amusing or enlightening...