On the face of it, cell phones are a much bigger potential distraction than radios.

Poetry, instead of being a potential distraction, now in fact can lead to enlightenment.

Other companies have gone further, barring employees on the job from using cellphones at all to eliminate potential distractions.

The need to document information in medical files was also a potential distraction.

Awareness of potential distractions was helpful until it limited your ability to focus on the task at hand.

She could not help, and she was a potential distraction.

"It's ongoing in baseball," Valentine said, playing down potential distractions.

Years ago, he decided to focus on homework and not potential distractions in his neighborhood.

With those things in mind, I thought there was a potential distraction in our clubhouse.

Whatever happens during the tournament, Woods said, the potential distractions would not affect his performance.