Word: diverts
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...Giscard wants to divert attention from Chirac's book and doesn't care how low he has to stoop or ridiculous he looks doing it," says commentator and humor writer Bruno Gaccio. "Giscard occupies the media with a laughable novel as Chirac rolls out the story of his life in politics...
...attempt to divert attention," Sam Mohochi, executive director of the Independent Medico-Legal Unit, a human-rights watchdog, says of the firing of Ali and several other police officers. "The latest task force on police reforms has yet to compile its report, so it's like stealing the thunder and pre-empting far-reaching reforms that might be promised. To us it's a political tactic...
...HoCo decided to divert a few dollars from stein club to purchase a healthy supply of notecards, pens, and tacks for students who want to post. Pfoho residents are confident it will fill up when midterms and job applications begin, but so far the results reveal mostly repression...
...HoCo decided to divert a few dollars from stein club to purchase a healthy supply of notecards, pens, and tacks for students who want to post. Pfoho residents are confident it will fill up when midterms and job applications begin, but so far the results reveal mostly repression...
What does it take to steal a Rembrandt? Surely one must divert the museum guard’s attention, disable alarms, twist through zigzagging lasers and plan a smooth escape. At least so it would seem from art heist films like “The Thomas Crown Affair.” But, according to the infamous art thief Myles J. Connor, Jr., all you really need is the audacity to stride into a museum during open hours, grab a painting, and run like hell...