Word: detract
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...stage was the nation. Just before the President stepped to the foreground, there was a commotion in the wings. But John L. Lewis, even with a well-timed gesture of patriotism, did not detract from the fundamental importance of what the President had to say. Although speaking directly to the miners, the President addressed himself in a broader sense not to individuals or to groups but to the nation...
...which we are manufacturing, which allows a 360° visibility by the use of a Lumarith dome, and the base of it is a tobacco hogshead. The total cost of this unit is less than $25 and shelters the sentries from rain, snow and wind, and yet does not detract from their efficiency. It is made so that it can be shipped in sections and assembled in approximately 20 minutes and if the need calls for moving, can be quickly unhooked, taken down and moved to another location...
...omission of a House section, formerly a resume of the several Freshman dormitories, and the pages which in the past have been devoted to the Yardlings' social activities. However, since the members of '46 have had comparatively few class get-togethers, it is not expected that this will detract greatly from the scope covered by the book...
...numerous small faults mar the efforts of a hard-working cast. Poor lighting arrangements leave a third of the stage dark, costumes clash violently with upholstery, and a supposedly "meditative" character walks on stage with the "Reader's Digest" in one hand. Such incongruities detract continually from a comedy which otherwise would carry its audience along without pause...
...only cheering aspect of the fray since Irv Rudman, Sophomore curveballer, showed plenty of tricky stuff, in addition to some control and general mount savvy unusual for a first year man. The fact that the Hub team managed to work the Crimson moundsman for five runs does not detract much from a very creditable performance, since he allowed only six hits...