They are an unproven scheme that diverts attention, energy and resources from efforts to provide every child with a great public education.

It diverts energy and time from conversations that are building up the parish.

Even so, the board's dithering has already diverted endless energy.

Critics say such courses divert institutional energy and attention away from the college's essential missions.

Unless they are diverting energy to one of the shield systems.

Am I diverting too much energy into believing that all this is real?

The other churches have been diverting energy away from the real work, and that's why we're here.

It diverts energy and resources from the bigger states.

Since she has diverted energy from the shields, the ship collapses.

But the obsession with security diverts attention and energy from social issues.