Word: detract
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There are fallacies in the reasoning of the Gadfly. And, true to its name, it has a certain insectivorous bite which may either add to or detract from its appeal. But as an expression of opinion on a vital problem it is to be commended. It is only from the spirit and the actuality of disagreement in theory that progress comes...
...Finally, we desire to assure you that although the enemy occupies a portion of our country and may, we suppose, advance and occupy other parts, all this does not detract from our faith, for we remain steadfast to our principles, even if only one mountain top may remain to us to occupy or to inhabit. We shall cause great loss to our enemies...
...reservations adopted by the Senate ought not to hamper the Court, and they ought not to hamper America. It is to be hoped that other countries will agree to them. They are such as to detract from the encouragement which the United States might have given to other countries in their support of the Court, but they are not such as to make it impossible for other countries to accept...
...Loud talking and laughing during Senior Singing each evening, musical Freshmen who decide to accompany the Seniors from the audience, town visitors with wailing balies, and the vociferous younger set of Witherspoon Street who hail themselves together nightly in the belief that this is the Children's Hour, all detract considerably from the enjoyment of those who come to listen, with earnest appreciation, to the singing itself. It seems only fair to the consideration of the latter that the Campus Police, supposedly in disciplinary charge at this time, should keep such disturbances at a minimum...
...point I wish to make is this: the literary style and temper of this anonymous reviewer are lacking in good taste; they detract from the tone of the Bookshelf as a white-checked vest and wing collar spoil the appearance of a quietly well-dressed...