it diverts the attention of the uninitiate.
Mary diverts herself into a new field of study.
The modulator tube diverts current from the RF amplifier.
Reading after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits.
Loop: Series of computer instructions repeated until a condition is reached which diverts from the loop.
Install a gray-water system that collects soapy water and diverts it to the toilet.
Above all, charismatic leadership as a concept diverts attention from the important educational function of leadership
And all provoke the host's immune system into activity, which diverts resources from other things.
Tapping the drought-prone region's aquifer for nonessential uses diverts water from farmers who need it desperately.
but I've devised a sort of a patch that in effect diverts auxiliary power to the hyperdrive.
Playing with your dog or cat not only diverts its attention from food, it gives it exercise too.
This creates a channel which more effectively diverts the lower portion of the airflow, increasing the efficiency of the bottom of the car.
This is what happens when we talk and drive - our cell-phone conversation diverts attention away from the road, so our driving ability suffers.
At the fork, a human-made water-flow management system diverts 70 percent of the water to the lower Mississippi and 30 percent to the Atchafalaya.
"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.
The weak gel thus diverts the followed fluids and in predominant cases the residual oil is displaced out of small pores by the water (or oil) in front of the gel stream.
The underlay cavity pocket of Gezhouba project's Er-jiang plant guide wall was reconstructed a stand-by plant, which reserves the use of the outlet to clear away floating matters and diverts water to generated electricity.
This leads to public indignation. Or houses in some towns may be actually destroyed by bombs, and the need for armaments or other supplies diverts materials and labor from the building trades.
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
A series of offset baffles alters the flow of grease-laden air and diverts the grease into a trough and then to a container away from the fire danger area.
