Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] attention from [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Chadwick states : ‘ There can be no simple category defined as ‘ feminist art history ’ , since the effect of new ideas is that ‘ much recent scholarly writing has shifted attention from the categories ‘ art ’ and ‘ artist ’ to broader issues concerning ideologies of gender , sexuality , and power ’ . |
| 2 | The model of responsible party government was born of this experience and it tended to elevate the politics of the moment into a law of nature that has distracted attention from the more fluid aspects of Britain 's political experience . |
| 3 | At the same time Gregory 's emphasis on the civil wars tends to divert attention from the very real achievements made by the Merovingians in keeping the peace . |
| 4 | ‘ Try to tell me again , Lacuna , ’ she asked , attempting to divert attention from the battle on the planet ‘ What exactly is Pool ? ’ |
| 5 | Her height served to distract attention from the power in her calves and biceps . |
| 6 | He alleged the ‘ deliberate distortion ’ was employed to deflect attention from the Dublin Government 's ‘ ambivalent attitude to terrorism ’ . |
| 7 | It is not surprising that , as a major part of public expenditure , the finances of the Welfare State should have received attention from a government , which has been keen to reduce the rate of growth of public expenditure and to limit the role of the state . |
| 8 | Twice he needed to have attention from a doctor on the course but battled on to record a four under par 66 which was good enough to leave him in a tie for 9th place , nine shots behind the winner , Eduardo Romero from the Argentine . |
| 9 | They would be voting to divert attention from the one place where the merits or otherwise of fox hunting should be decided and considered amongst M Ps , you will note amongst MPs not by government , this is a matter for a free vote of conscience . |
| 10 | At first glance , the association of holism with their strongly materialist brand of Marxism might seem to prejudice the discussion : the very distinctiveness of its explanatory categories might seem to distract attention from the matter in hand . |
| 11 | Grant listened for a moment for any signs that the slight noise of the brief scuffle had attracted attention from the floor below . |
| 12 | He had distracted attention from the incident by crediting Joseph with the killing of the fawn arid therefore the capture of the expedition 's first prize , since the senator had decided they should collect a group of muntjac . |
| 13 | Sir , So far Ipswich Town 's surprisingly high league position and points total have diverted attention from the basic lack of positive quality football in their performances . |
| 14 | Sir , — So far Ipswich Town 's surprisingly high league position and points total have diverted attention from the basic lack of positive quality football in their performances . |
| 15 | R C Sneddon ( Points of View , today ) damns our campaign with faint praise ; on the one hand he says we ‘ secured an impressive victory ’ ; on the other hand he asks whether we have diverted attention from the wider issue of whether a balanced structure for the army has been achieved . |
| 16 | It could be an insurance plan so described to divert attention from the front-end and other charges which will absorb much , maybe all , of the first year 's ‘ savings , ’ and it could be five years or more , on any reasonable projection of performance , before you are likely to see even your original money back . |
| 17 | The prudish Victorians attempted to divert attention from the overtly sexual nature of weddings and invented the cake as we now know and probably dislike it . |
| 18 | All the more so , because scholastic attempts to distinguish between the various religious denominations have deflected attention from the importance of the politically oriented Zealots . |
| 19 | Any consideration of deaf education should begin with the question of levels of achievement in deaf children ; very often in the past , however , there have been intervening arguments proposed which have directed attention from the central purpose of all educators . |