Word: detract
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...point of fact, however, the Crimson did nothing to detract from its advance billing as the best Harvard Squad since...
...impose its own restrictions upon the number of students enrolling in them? And why does the University see fit to grant any credit whatever for these courses? They certainly contribute not one whit to that education with which Harvard seeks to equip its students; on the contrary, they seriously detract from that education by occupying the students' time with senseless military trivia, and by attempting to inculcate them with values which are completely antiethical to those which Harvard tries to impart...
...producers of Five Fingers have added to this true-fantastic tale a number of fanciful touches that detract from the unadorned facts. The picture gives Cicero (James Mason) a beautiful, double-crossing Polish countess (Danielle Darrieux) as his partner in spying and smooching, and has him ending up in a luxurious South American hideout. The film also drags in a few standard cinematic suspense props, e.g., a charwoman accidentally sets off the alarm which Cicero has disconnected while rifling the embassy safe...
...should detract from the credit due Mr. Howe for his accomplishments, but since he is a product of 200 years of New England Americanism, is it Canada or Yankee upbringing that made him possible? . . . You admit until recently Canadians were timid about investing their own funds in Canada's enterprises. Therefore, it was Yankee cash and nerve that showed the way and took the early gamble. Give credit where credit is due. ALLAN S. RICHARDSON Denver...
...Homme et La Mort a Boston, premiere, is a Jean Cocteau creation based on the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. Earthy and passionate, Jean Babilee and Nathalic Philippart conveyed well the brutality, horror, and the final beauty of this modern ballet. The acrobatic elements in the choreography, however, tended to detract from the symbolic force of the legend...