Word: detract
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These thinnish, arc-less characterizations--shocking from the creator of Song of Solomon's galvanizing Milkman and Pilate, or Beloved's triumvirate of mother and daughters--detract from the novel as a whole. Again, though, this ailment of the text proved ironically rewarding for the Faneuil Hall audience, who could follow the movements of plot and character easily without the impediments of tortuous internal conflicts or irreducible psychic complexities...
Some first-years dared to bring older dates along for the occasion. Alexandra B. Haggiag '01, escorted by her senior boyfriend, felt the presence of non-first-years did not detract from the class-bonding activities...
There was no need for the anonymous quote proclaiming the campus-wide nature of the issue and criticizing the University for its tardy response. Many people on campus were saying the exact same thing on record that day; the use of anonymity in this situation only serves to detract from The Crimson's integrity in reporting...
...space for Knafel, however, will have the greatest impact on those who live and worship in the area. Residents complain with good reason that the Knafel Center would further diminish what little "buffer zone" they have with hulking structures of the University, and that it would detract from Cambridge's New England character. They worry about the congestion, both pedestrian and vehicular, that could result from such a crowded block. And parishioners at the Swendenborgian Church of New Jerusalem, located at the corner of Quincy and Kirkland streets, fear Knafel would drown them in shadow. Residents...
Sophomore Fran Volpe, a 177 pound Harvard wrestler, said he has heard wrestlers brag about how many pounds they can lose to make weight. Volpe reminds us, though, that this pride is merely a strange offshoot of the sport and should not detract from the essence of wrestling itself...