Word: detract
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...these are no ordinary pieces of lawn furniture. The 476 chairs and 82 tables come in a variety of bright shades and are modeled after those found in the Jardin du Luxembourg of Paris so as to not detract from the aesthetic appeal of Harvard’s campus...
...after the changes.Brian K. Price, a clinical law professor who oversees CEP, said that his unit’s clientele would now expand beyond low-income clients, and that CEP will be renamed the Transactional Law Clinics to reflect the broader mandate. McArdle said that moving CEP did not detract from LSC’s core mission of poverty law. “Obviously economic development is important to the community, but it’s a different mission than, say, helping someone stay in their home,” McArdle said.Dealy, the assistant dean, said that the decision...
...restaurant. The atmosphere of relaxed conversation and domesticity far surpassed the hyper buzz of eatery ambience, and we chose to view the bust fuse and lack of light as simply an extreme version of a traditional, dim setting. Even our willingness to sip wine from mugs could not detract from the dinner-party tone of adult independence...
...might worry about that. I don't know that I qualify. I've been doing Fox since I was 25, and I'm in my 16th season with the network. I feel like I've put my time in there. I don't think this is going to detract from...
...would be placed on top of the Student Organization Center at Hilles, said Undergraduate Council representative George J.J. Hayward ’11, who said he has worked for several months to improve cell phone reception in the Quad. Harvard administrators have concluded that installing an antenna would not detract aesthetically from the Quad area, the message said, since all equipment would be “blended” into existing buildings and would not be obtrusive to a “casual observer.” Nelson wrote in the message that the team “does...