1.   He likes notions that shift attention away from government.

2.   The feeling itself quickly dies, as the mind shifts attention and the surge of chemicals subsides.

3.   Authorities hope the elections will foster grassroots democracy and reconciliation among the majority Hutus and minority Tutsis and shift attention from ethnicity to rebuilding the country.

4.   The truly Olympian feats helped shift attention back to the competition after the figure skating judging scandal.