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Example sentences for: divert

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In a Rose Garden appearance Wednesday, Clinton charged that Republicans are trying to "divert your attention" from "the American people and their families and their future."
Unlike George W. Bush, McCain preaches fiscal conservatism, advocates universal health insurance, and refuses to divert public school funds to private voucher programs.
The paper points out that the privilege issue presents Starr with a Hobson's choice: fight the notion and divert significant resources to a long court battle, or don't fight it and forgo some key witnesses.
Now we're more susceptible to the pro-choice argument that banning abortions would just divert them to the black market.
These organizations are already prohibited from spending U.S. money on abortion-related activities, but abortion foes argue that giving them money for birth control will let them divert other resources to providing abortions.