How To Use Diverting In A Sentence

The ETF as envisioned is a great tool for silver investment for those unable or unwilling to buy, carry and store silver but what started as a way to encourage demand is now diverting demand from real silver which would tighten the supply and make us profits. Archive 2008-07-20
In short, these kind of hairbreadth missings of happiness look like the insults of Fortune, who may be considered as thus playing tricks with us, and wantonly diverting herself at our expense. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
BAT Kenya serves as a hub for 16 African countries most of which are landlocked and import directly from Kenya, which has seen some traders diverting transit goods.
It should be diverting parents away from contested hearings into the making of parenting plans. Times, Sunday Times
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton

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The political contretemps is, however, in danger of diverting attention from the delivery of houses, electricity, water and sanitation to the millions deprived under apartheid.
It has some glimmers of interest, and some diverting visuals, but really nothing makes up for the laborious pace and risibly bad writing.
But we could easily save money, diverting resources to more innovative management practices.
He kind of backtracked and said I don't mean to draw a straight line between Hillary Clinton's vote for the war in Iraq and what happened in Pakistan today, but he did make the same argument that Obama has been making about diverting resources away from getting Al Qaeda in Afghanistan because of the war in Iraq and he did not back off of that. CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2007
Still, its action scenes make it diverting. Times, Sunday Times
It soon became clear to me, that the dialogue about Lebanon and Damascus, which was followed up with a clishmaclaver anent dirks, daggers, red cloaks, and other bloody weapons which made all my flesh grue, had some connexion with Taffy's papers on the table -- out of which James had been diverting himself by reading bits here and there, at random like. The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith
So, suffice it to say, in one way or another Hamilton's books are sufficiently diverting, which is something I need right now.
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton
Cage seems unusually glum about his task, though Ron Perlman does get to headbutt Satan, and there's a tatty rope bridge across a chasm to give this dun-coloured trudge at least one hokily diverting set piece. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
A diverting entertainment nonetheless, this is one book not to judge by its blocky lime-green cover or its bland layout.
In its current construct, the NIC is in danger of becoming just a mildly diverting government think tank. Times, Sunday Times
To encourage me by diverting my attention, the Arabs chanted their monotonous songs, mainly in their own language, interspersed with expressions about buckshish, "Englese good to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852
War is further seen as a means of diverting the attention of working people from the intractable social and economic crisis at home.
Too often the film comes across more like a tribute to old-fashioned swashbuckling epics than a solid story in its own right, and the result is diverting enough but lacks dramatic heft.
Needless to say, I wanted to put the book aside, because it is not entertaining or diverting.
It is endlessly diverting and can keep a simpleton like me amused for near hours on end.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is secretly diverting aerial drones and weaponry from the Afghan battlefront to significantly expand the CIA's campaign against militants in their Pakistani havens. CIA Escalates in Pakistan
A diverting entertainment nonetheless, this is one book not to judge by its blocky lime-green cover or its bland layout.
Literally, "Speaking about a vehicle: To slip (skid), diverting itself laterally from the direction it was following. Road sign spanish
He was accused of diverting some of the firm's money into his own pocket.
And Hewitt has not relented on diverting billions of pounds from NHS trusts to private treatment centres.
They risk diverting aid money from those who need it most to those who have no need of it at all. Times, Sunday Times
It used this influx of cash to help build up its war-machine, it commandeered aid vehicles for its own purposes and, by diverting aid supplies, helped feed its armies…
Lena quickly jumped in with a diverting remark.
In order to obviate that, because money is fungible and budget-cutting is suddenly in vogue, you would think that government agencies would be aggressively trimming noncritical, nonlife-threatening expenditures and diverting scarce resources to genuinely pressing needs. Waste And Bad Judgment Sprout At The USDA
Sitting in the pub at lunchtime with his nibs, a pint and a good book was far more entertaining and diverting.
One option would be running a light railway or tram system over the new bridge as well as diverting lorries across it.
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton
His arsonous rhetoric against Israel so blinded the attentions in its blaze that no one could see the valiant journalists and intellectuals who were arrested for criticizing him for diverting much needed funds at home to Hamas and Hezballah. Roya Hakakian: The Feast and Famine of Iran Coverage in U.S. Media
While perhaps chafing at having to submit their organizations to painful A - 76 procedures, the Services signed up on the expectation of diverting the savings to modernization.
It has been suggested that a central authority should construct huge reservoirs on the Ganga and Brahmaputra and link these two mighty rivers with canals, thereby diverting surplus waters south-eastwards into the Mahanadi.
In its current construct, the NIC is in danger of becoming just a mildly diverting government think tank. Times, Sunday Times
The activists contend a network of dams are diverting water from Lake Urmia, the largest lake in Iran, causing it to dry up. Human Rights Watch: Iran: Child Hanged in Public as Ahmadinejad Prepares for his General Assembly Speech
This study aimed to review the clinical utility of performing a diverting loop ileostomy in patients undergoing colorectal surgery and associated morbidity and mortality.
This may be so fundamental to the business that diverting scarce resources and money into longer-term plans would be wrong.
What comes of this is a diverting film with a dash of curiosity value. Times, Sunday Times
The protracted tape-recorded inquisition of Markham has only a few diverting moments—for instance, when Kubrick is quizzing the historian about Talleyrand and Napoleon's two-faced police chief, Fouché: How Stanley Kubrick Met His Waterloo
Egypt, eternally sensitive about who controls the Nile's life-giving waters, is deeply worried about Sudan's future and fears a new regime in the south may begin diverting the river's waters. Eric Margolis: Sudan Faces an Earthquake
Along the route is all kinds of public art, most of it diverting if uncontroversial. Times, Sunday Times
For myself, I confessed openly then, as I do now, that I found him the most diverting person I have ever met, and took such pleasure in his company that upon me should rest much of the dirdum of having him at Nancy Stair A Novel
It's patchy but polished, and the antics of his bibulously amorous general are most diverting.
Diverting off at a tangent for a second, I'm wondering if all of these unexpected phenomena indicate that I have a head full of fixed expectations that might be holding me back in other areas.
Although the route to Cayenne is shorter and will end my journey sooner, by diverting my route to the north and continuing a track to Georgetown, the seas should be less aggressive and, weather permitting, my hope is that it will allow me to conclude my journey as I have conducted it: Solo!" she wrote. The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio Home Page
It should be diverting parents away from contested hearings into the making of parenting plans. Times, Sunday Times
One diverting question that you can ponder as you page through the book is this: Which of the cars will be among the ‘classics of style and design’ several years hence?
Okay, I throw my hands up and can only say that Nadler's current show, "Crazy 1961," which he reprises twice more January 15 and 22 at Manhattan's Laurie Beechman Theatre, is yet another in his highly diverting, cagily intelligent enterprises. David Finkle: First Nighter: Mark Nadler's Outstanding, Outrageous 'Crazy 1961'
Lebanon and Damascus, which was followed up with a clishmaclaver anent dirks, daggers, red cloaks, and other bloody weapons which made all my flesh grue, had some connexion with Taffy's papers on the table -- out of which James had been diverting himself by reading bits here and there, at random like. The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself
In its current construct, the NIC is in danger of becoming just a mildly diverting government think tank. Times, Sunday Times
Is the entertainment value of a kid sobering up after anesthesia or a baby burbling at random pieces of paper worth the costs of objectifying them for public consumption, however diverting, enlightening or cathartic? 'The Kids Grow Up' turns the lens on home videos and the right to privacy
the scandals were gaily diverting
Those who dawdled with their doubts were diverting attention from important government work.
barracking" of the crowd were supremely diverting. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn
While this is not the most useful of books, being neither comprehensive nor wieldy, it is extremely diverting. Times, Sunday Times
Unfortunately in their rush to medicalize "lived-experiences" they have, like antipsychiatry become the driving force behind the movement away from funding services, research and programs for serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia, and instead have encouraged diverting those dollars to fund mental anything. DJ Jaffe: Psychiatry vs. Antipsychiatry: Call to action
All of which makes this new soup and juice bar in Edinburgh's William Street an extremely diverting place to enjoy a cup of gourmet mulligatawny or a cappuccino.
They risk diverting aid money from those who need it most to those who have no need of it at all. Times, Sunday Times
If he heard Delmare scolding, Ralph would grasp the first pretext that came to his mind to go to him, and would succeed in pacifying him or diverting his thoughts without ever allowing him to suspect that such was his purpose. Indiana
This study aimed to review the clinical utility of performing a diverting loop ileostomy in patients undergoing colorectal surgery and associated morbidity and mortality.
Still, its stars and its general polish make it diverting enough. Times, Sunday Times
He never concerned himself with diverting or weaving an illusory web for his audience.
For they said, that whereas the land wherein we live is filled with sin, and various indications of God's displeasure thereon, yet there is an unexemplified neglect in calling the inhabitants of it unto repentance, for the diverting of impendent judgments. The Sermons of John Owen
It should be diverting parents away from contested hearings into the making of parenting plans. Times, Sunday Times
She insists on diverting to a village close to the airport.
But, perhaps aware there may be scant opportunities for flippancy in the next 10 months, he was in engaging mood, answering every question with a diverting directness and lack of self-absorption.
The most diverting part of the SPOTY was marvelling at the knot on Beckham's white silk tie (uncoordinated and messy, perhaps it was intended as a sort of visual metaphor for Man United - though surely Victoria couldn't have had a hand in it?) while the very worst thing about this (and every other) Frederick william jackson
Still, its action scenes make it diverting. Times, Sunday Times
The distillate started to drip from the end of the copper coil, and Max hovered attentively, diverting clear condensate into a shot glass, sniffing intently, and tasting with his fingertip. Hipster Moonshine
But she sees it as me diverting my attention elsewhere. The Sun
Still, its stars and its general polish make it diverting enough. Times, Sunday Times
Sure diverting land once dedicated for food to crops for biofuel is a large part of the problem. Archive 2008-04-01
They risk diverting aid money from those who need it most to those who have no need of it at all. Times, Sunday Times
The group sold 700 million plastic bags made from 100% post-consumer recycled material, diverting 7,000 tons of plastic from landfill.
Indeed, diverting the buses could mean that some were no longer able to go out.
Still, its stars and its general polish make it diverting enough. Times, Sunday Times
Policing the event, diverting the traffic and setting up and marshalling the course would see the costs spiralling.
DID YOU ever wonder about the sudden appearance of parking cones strewn across the roads around town diverting traffic in all directions?
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Through damming, dredging and channelization, we have changed the way rivers flow - diverting water to generate hydropower, support navigation and irrigate crops.
Nonetheless, she was finding Tollifer a most diverting person.
The earliest concertos composed for square piano are slight works, diverting but light weight.
It is diverting the pressure that causes or solves problems. Times, Sunday Times
His asides on Brahui (the Dravidian language that may be a missing link between India and the Persian-empire tongue Elamite) and Ket (the Siberian language with plausible ties to Navajo) are as diverting as anything in his book. Back to Babel
I do get the occasional funny occurance, which is diverting. Archive 2006-11-01
Too often the film comes across more like a tribute to old-fashioned swashbuckling epics than a solid story in its own right, and the result is diverting enough but lacks dramatic heft.
The EPA's National Waste Report 2007 published yesterday said that diverting food waste from landfill must be the main priority for 2009, noting that household waste generated has not risen "appreciably", with recycling rates remaining "steady". An Irish Town Planner's Blog
But she sees it as me diverting my attention elsewhere. The Sun
The idea of diverting and channelising rainwater to open wells stumbled upon them.
But we could easily save money, diverting resources to more innovative management practices.
They can also save by diverting calls to voicemail or texting instead of phoning. The Sun
The irony of a convicted felon who lied about diverting proceeds from arms sales to a rebel group in Nicaragua supporting a policy that forces gay and lesbian servicemen to lie about their sexual orientation was lost on both Hannity and North. Think Progress » Ollie North On What Happens If Gays Are Allowed To Serve Openly In Military: ‘NAMBLA Members’ Are Next
There were a few shushes from the people around us and quickly shushed up, diverting out attention back to the movie.
She insists on diverting to a village close to the airport.
There is a proposed diversion of the river draining Lake Koroko in the Fiordland National Park, and diverting a discharge of Lake Wakatipu down into Southland.
A second site done shortly afterward was completed in two days flat, largely due to efficiencies gained in diverting the creek.
We see Jesus here intentionally diverting attention from all kinds of magic, every kind of fetichism, everything carnal in religion. The Miracles of Jesus
Meanwhile, apart from desecrating the countryside, wind turbines are diverting resources that could be put to better use.
He promised an Exchequer surplus of £135m by raising indirect taxes and also diverting £1.6bn to national coffers from the PRSI fund, Central Bank commissions on new euro notes and coins and making companies pay their taxes earlier.
This is more common in patients who have not undergone a temporary diverting ileostomy.
The U.S. military is secretly diverting aerial drones and weaponry from the Afghan battlefront to significantly expand the CIA's campaign against militants in their Pakistani havens. World Watch
His mannerism is a legitimate device for diverting the spectators attention from certain incongruities. The Théâtre Francais
It serenely drifts through the subdued moments accompanied by yet another diverting calliope!
Still, its action scenes make it diverting. Times, Sunday Times
Diverting water from the Nile River, along with buildup of sediments trapped behind dams and barrages, has caused the fertile Nile Delta to shrink.
The statistics underline the long-term ineffectiveness of the criminal justice system at diverting persistent offenders from a life of crime. Reoffending rates top 70% in some prisons, figures reveal
We've been filling, diking, diverting, and erasing swamps for two centuries: How did we miss this one?
Then we upped and left, diverting to avoid a heath fire.
Still, its stars and its general polish make it diverting enough. Times, Sunday Times
Environmentalists say that diverting water from the river will lower the water table and dry out wells.
This Orwellian spirit encourages prying into individuals' thoughts and unguarded comments - while diverting attention from the issues that matter in our public life.
It should be diverting parents away from contested hearings into the making of parenting plans. Times, Sunday Times
Their findings indicate that when athletes perform repetitive movements in time with the rhythmical elements of music, that is, “run to the beat,” there is a clear ergogenic effect i.e., an increasing capacity for bodily labor by diverting the mind from thoughts of fatigue. Long May You Run
The structural of IPN for the solid diverting agent has been confirmed.
All momentarily diverting, but you long for something more thoughtful and emotionally meaningful. Times, Sunday Times
Sorry ineffective communicators, which is why you are stuck where you are....frustrated and unable to do anything meaniful,besides diverting funds from the people and comunitites who elected you Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Thursday
Asplund says that to get the full benefit of the supergrid, it will need to be a "meshed" network that could cope with the failure of a line by diverting power automatically to its destination via other lines. Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed
Underbody systems in the Ford Escape Hybrid, such as aerodynamic shields, splash shields and radiator air deflector shields, are made from post-consumer recycled resins such as detergent and water bottles, diverting between 25 and 30 million pounds of plastic from landfills. Sue Cischke: Recycle Your Ride? Vehicles Are More Sustainable Than You Might Think
Still, its action scenes make it diverting. Times, Sunday Times
All momentarily diverting, but you long for something more thoughtful and emotionally meaningful. Times, Sunday Times
He had drafted a "deuise" diverting the succession away from Mary to their Protestant cousin, Jane Grey. From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton
As alien as the imported trees, they make the only spark of brave colour in the landscape, diverting the eye from the soft ruin of mulched leaves along the kerbs.
*** World-Wide The U.S. military is secretly diverting aerial drones and weaponry from the Afghan battlefront to expand the CIA's campaign against militants in their Pakistani havens. What's News
Creation and closure of the diverting loop ileostomy is associated with no mortality was seen in patients undergoing colorectal surgery in our study.
Any book about conchies is likely to contain some diverting tales.
These figures suggest that Sligo County Council are at present succeeding in diverting 80% of all domestic refuse away from landfill.
Is this simply a way of diverting attention from the unfavourable headlines some have faced in recent months?
Still, its stars and its general polish make it diverting enough. Times, Sunday Times
The audacious stunts often end up diverting attention away from the group's cause.
Summer Internet surfing may be diverting, but who wants to lug his or her laptop all the way to the beach?
Environmentalists say that diverting water from the river will lower the water table and dry out wells.
Swindon Council's plan is to bypass the works by diverting motorists entering from the north of the town along Groundwell Road and up Victoria Road.
They can also save by diverting calls to voicemail or texting instead of phoning. The Sun
People see lobbyists diverting money on the basis of connections; they see traders making millions off short-term manipulations; they see governments stealing money from future generations to reward current voters. The Seattle Times
This spirit encourages prying into individuals' thoughts and unguarded comments - while diverting attention from the issues that matter in our public life.
As NBA teams continue to grovel to Mr. James by unleashing hokey gimmicks the Knicks revived Tony Soprano for a promotional movie; the Cavaliers lined the streets with loyal fans; the L.A. Clippers offered a hard-boiled egg and validated parking the hidden cost is how much the 25-year-old's yawny free-agency waltz is diverting attention from actually interesting sporting events. Tale of LeTape: The Weekend's Big Stories
But you could also be forgiven for consciously diverting some of your finite resources into an area where you can compete. Times, Sunday Times
Still, its stars and its general polish make it diverting enough. Times, Sunday Times
By diverting cops from real crimes - and falsely stoking the grievance and victimhood on which extremism thrives. The Sun
The earliest concertos composed for square piano are slight works, diverting but lightweight.
But you could also be forgiven for consciously diverting some of your finite resources into an area where you can compete. Times, Sunday Times
As memes evolve, they become better and better at distracting and diverting us from whatever we'd really like to be doing with our lives.
Where critics of the older school would bring forth laborious lay sermons, he would trot out a diverting confection of a causerie.
He was particularly concerned with the $200M going into South Lake Union, for what he called beautification projects, at the expense of other priorities; he advocated diverting South Lake Union dollars to neighborhood infrastructure. West Seattle Blog...
But she sees it as me diverting my attention elsewhere. The Sun
Although it inevitably lacks suspense, it is a slick, diverting movie. Times, Sunday Times
Charles Dederich and other Synanon officers were under investigation for allegedly diverting $300,000 in solicited monies to nonchurch activities. Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism; with an Introduction by T George Harris
Other proposals included diverting some of the water from the channel with a series of dikes or reducing its power through a number of small waterfalls.
The earliest concertos composed for square piano are slight works, diverting but light weight.
After a wave of belt-tightening in the past year, including widespread job cuts, studio closings and title cancellations, many now adopt a strategy of diverting resources to only their most bankable franchises. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
An online careers database with less than watertight security had clearly been a diverting piece of fun for some naughty netizens.
Sir Arthur's music, too, is highly "Pickwickian," and the joint effort of the two humorists is infinitely diverting. Bardell v. Pickwick
Cynics may ask whether governments will have any more luck rescuing economies than they did in diverting them away from trouble. Times, Sunday Times
Senior supreme court lawyer Abhishek Singhvi, who was fielded by the Congress as its principal speaker, termed the BJP as "hypocritic" blaming it for diverting the main issue as to who was responsible for the demolition of the mosque. Daily News & Analysis
For Love, in his daily labors, is as swift in averting the nature of perils as he is deft in diverting the causes of misunderstanding. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
The success of the proabortion movement depended on diverting the public's attention from the fact that induced abortion is the direct killing of an innocent human being. Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:
Environmentalists say that diverting water from the river will lower the water table and dry out wells.
The best of these books are not only diverting entertainments: they are serious explorations of human character.
They risk diverting aid money from those who need it most to those who have no need of it at all. Times, Sunday Times
But she sees it as me diverting my attention elsewhere. The Sun
In reality, architectural exoticism must have been tempered by familiar amusements, for the house had a fantastical surprise garden with fountains; its plan too was diverting.
To any modern audience this device would look more like a mildly diverting toy than an invention at the very forefront of technology. SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution
Leaky pipes and the occasional blockage provides some diverting fun for the rest of the family as they watch Dad struggle with the stinky mess.
It's truly a euphoric piece, supplanting the vocalists' rage and rediverting it to become almost an affirmation of life.
They can also save by diverting calls to voicemail or texting instead of phoning. The Sun
Still, its stars and its general polish make it diverting enough. Times, Sunday Times
Four men working for this company were found guilty of diverting unfit meat into the food chain. SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets
A colostomy involves diverting the route of the bowel through a hole in the abdomen, with a bag to collect the faeces.
All momentarily diverting, but you long for something more thoughtful and emotionally meaningful. Times, Sunday Times
I do work in partnerships and it often works - mainly around diverting young people away from the dead-end lives their bringing-up destined them for. Get In Line « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
For tax planning purposes, a general partnership can be a useful method of diverting income from high bracket parents to their children.
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton
In its current construct, the NIC is in danger of becoming just a mildly diverting government think tank. Times, Sunday Times
Is this simply a way of diverting attention from the unfavourable headlines some have faced in recent months?
First, ASWs took responsibility for decisions diverting individuals from compulsory admission.
They can also save by diverting calls to voicemail or texting instead of phoning. The Sun
Fishing is unauthorized activity here, so is diverting water to irrigate fields.
He is a wizened old nondescript with satyr-like beard, a kind of Thersites, who is understood to have established, from the days of Abdelkader and "for certain reasons," his headquarters at Gafsa, where he sips absinthes past all computation, exercising his wit upon everybody and everything with a fluent and rather diverting pessimism. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia
I guess in scary times such as those that are upon us now, we need diverting bits of piffle to raise our spirits.
Furthermore, Pope Leo XIII knew that the rush of partisan politics was diverting the attention of Catholics from the business of Catholicizing their nation.
Still, its stars and its general polish make it diverting enough. Times, Sunday Times
The brain is good at converting stresses into physical symptoms, so it is not so far-fetched to believe it might work in reverse; that jabbing at various nerves might produce chemical effects in the brain that can "unblock" that energy which the brain is diverting from one system to another, such as from the worrying-about-work-and-boys neurons to the jaw and stomach neurons. N@ked Under My Lab Coat
He told them the nature of our emergency and said we were diverting to Cherry Point, N.C.
Neighbouring gardens were also affected and in a desperate bid to keep the flowing water away from the house, the Fleshers dug a trench diverting the stream into a nearby beck.

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