Word: detract
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During the next few years my love of the Yankees only grew. Every February I would get excited about the start of spring training. School did tend to detract from my ability to follow the team as thoroughly as I would have liked, but once summer came I could give the Yankees my full attention. And I did. I never missed a game—or at least I tried never to miss a game. If I couldn’t watch it on television, I would bring a radio along with...
...message--the whole point of his suffering. With Moore, it's accomplished by omitting critical pieces of evidence or context--Bush's success at decimating al-Qaeda's leadership or the vileness of the police state of Saddam Hussein. These facts might add to your understanding. But they would detract from your ability to hate the President...
Allan’s concerns, while understandable, dangerously miss the point. To be sure, those who have chosen to serve their country still warrant national support and admiration for their courage. But criticism of American military action doesn’t detract from the larger merits of the troops—nor does prevailing heroism make it okay to ignore obvious wrongdoings...
Hyman said that while more funds should be given to researching mental health, he warns that this effort should not detract from other preparation efforts...
...letter, which was obtained by The Crimson, asked Renna to share the counselors’ concerns with the task force. In particular, the counselors said they worry that unexpected effects of the Bureau’s move to a more clinical setting would detract from its mission to provide advising, counseling and care within an “educational model of fostering learning, growth, and development...