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frames-  He also unfortunately illustrated this intricate , jazzy tapestry with Mr. Pearson 's images , this time of geometric or repeating objects , in [ARG0  a kitschy mirroring]  of the musical structure that *T*-22 was [ARGM-MNR  thoroughly]  [rel  distracting]  from [ARG2-from  Mr. Reich 's piece and Mr. Stoltzman 's elegant execution of it]  .
-  `` [ARG0  It]  's [rel  distracting]  [ARG1  attention]  from [ARG2-from  serious issues , like how * to make DEA , FBI and Customs work together '' on drug enforcement *T*-1]  .
-  Only a decade or so ago , casino managers balked at in-room TV sets and [ARG0  other fripperies]  that *T*-1 [rel  distracted]  from [ARG2-from  gambling]  .
-  [ARG1  D.T.]  also has a prodigious and flawless memory , is utterly fearless , and [ARGM-MOD  could]  [ARGM-NEG  n't]  be [rel  distracted]  *-1 by [ARG0-by  the sexy nude sculptures spread * around the playing hall , in the New York Academy of Art]  .
-  Troubled chains could see their sales drop as much as 8 % , he believes 0 *T*-1 , as [ARG1  managers]  [rel  distracted]  * by [ARG0-by  fears about the future]  allow their stores to get sloppy .
-  He said 0 he `` did n't argue with '' the company 's decision * to seek his resignation because [ARG0  *-3 contemplating outside business ventures]  [ARGM-MOD  can]  [rel  distract]  [ARG1  an executive]  from [ARG2-from  *-4 performing his best `` at the job 0 he is paid *-2 to do *T*-1]  . ''
-  [ARG1  One longtime champion of these programs in Congress , Republican whip Newt Gingrich of Georgia ,]  is [rel  distracted]  *-1 by [ARG0-by  questions about his ethics]  , conservatives note 0 *T*-2 .
-  [ARGM-DIS  Of course]  , Washington had n't been silent in the days leading up to the debacle , and its tendency * to meddle in the leverage equation remains a troublesome prospect , but [ARG0  those preliminary steps]  [ARGM-MOD  should]  [ARGM-NEG  n't]  [rel  distract]  [ARG1  us]  from [ARG2-from  the basic market fundamentalism that *T*-1 was at work on Friday]  .
-  `` It 's the [ARGM-EXT  most]  [rel  distracting]  [ARG0  thing]  [ARGM-LOC  in my life]  -- I ca n't even attend to my business . ''