But all these fantastic clouds in the sky are a huge distraction.

Some campaign aides said the huge distraction of the tragedy could further drive down interest in the race.

"I don't want my situation to be a huge distraction and a negative to this ball club."

So there's huge distraction - including for the customers.

Anyone who has experienced having a television crew filming in his or her garden knows it causes a huge distraction.

"Here we are at the Australian Open, one of the most important tournaments in the world for the players, and it's a huge distraction."

The wasted resources and on-going problems surrounding the failure of the project were a huge distraction for the police.

"This is a huge distraction for all of us," Cone admitted.

Too often, these corporate "philanthropy" programs turn into a huge distraction in the organization.

"In many ways the tests are a huge distraction," he said.