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• n  a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event
  instruction is not an educational sideshow
• n  a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)

• But the political wrangling in Kabul is a sideshow to the increasingly lethal and effective campaign being waged by the Taliban.
• Virginia Mayo, 26, wide-eyed blonde cinemactress (The Best Years of Our Lives); and Michael O'Shea, 41, brawny sideshow barker turned cinemactor (Jack London); she for the first .
• The public option always was something of a sideshow.

News & Articles

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• Kickalicious has passed 'all tests' with Lions so far
  Havard Rugland might not win a spot on the Detroit Lions' 53-man roster, but anyone who saw him kick this spring knows he's more than just a sideshow.
  June 18, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
• US AND EUROPE TO START AMBITIOUS BUT DELICATE TRADE TALKS
  ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — European Union leaders and President Obama on Monday announced the start of negotiations for a far-reaching trans-Atlantic trade deal, but French indignation over recent remarks by the head of the European Commission created its own trade-talks sideshow here at the Group of Eight meeting.        
  June 18, 2013 - Boston Globe
• U.S.-Europe Trade Talks to Start in July
  European leaders and President Obama announced the start of negotiations for a free trade deal, but French indignation over remarks by a Brussels official created a sideshow at the Group of 8 meeting.
  June 17, 2013 - New York Times

Quotes

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• Judith Shapiro in CTV.ca
  Judith Shapiro, a China author and professor at American University, says the visit is "not going to profoundly affect ties in either direction. China needs the US, the US needs China, and issues like Tibet are a bit of a sideshow to the basic...
• Lyn St James in SI.com
  St. James added, "We have a scholarship grant program and I'm trying to make sure that pipeline is given the right preparation so they can accomplish the same type of things (as Patrick) and not struggle and just be a sideshow."
• Brian Eno in Galway Advertiser
  This special session is nothing more than a political sideshow that will do nothing to help Panhandle businesses, keep oil off our beaches, or prevent future spills. In fact, Charlie Crist seeks to ban something that is already illegal under state... Marco Rubio http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE_wCnM4YimXfX5vI3dk7sjx0Q0TA Sunshine State News http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/senate-rivals-marco-rubio-and-kendrick-meek-rip-charlie-crist-special-session&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFOYB6EzysMs3iXJq8OgghklfDZng Jul 9, 2010 89914 119620 sidesplitting The musician Brian Eno says of him: Reggie Watts is a most unusual talent: a huge vocal range, a natural musicality, and a sidesplitting wit. Is he a comedian? A singer? A performance artist? I've seen him a few times since then and I still can't...