Too much animation distracts the reader from the content that you would like them to read.
She has one advantage over ordinary children, that nothing from without distracts her attention from her studies.
Brief exposure to citronella immediately distracts dogs but does not cause them distress and even smells pleasant to humans.
Be careful -- the flare only distracts it just enough to give you a small time frame to get to the computer.
This distracts the cardholder from realizing that signature transactions are less secure, but it does save them from potentially paying the on-the-spot pin transaction fee.