But it distracts from the budget's purpose - to shape policy.

It was distracting him from his purpose in returning to London.

They had a goal to reach, something to aim for, and neither man wanted to be distracted from their purpose.

"It may have been an attempt to distract from its true purpose."

Anyway, all this talk is distracting us from our real purpose.

They wanted to distract Angus and his employees from their true purpose.

At first she distracts him from his purpose and they kiss.

She also doesn't want to be distracted from her main purpose: winning the money.

Nothing would be allowed to distract her from her purpose.

Even Baldur was distracted from his great purpose for a moment.