| Sitting in the pub at lunchtime with his nibs, a pint and a good book was far more entertaining and diverting. |
| 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. |
| Indeed, diverting the buses could mean that some were no longer able to go out. |
| War is further seen as a means of diverting the attention of working people from the intractable social and economic crisis at home. |
| Those who dawdled with their doubts were diverting attention from important government work. |
| Meanwhile, apart from desecrating the countryside, wind turbines are diverting resources that could be put to better use. |
