Word: detract
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...That silly paraphernalia costs so much to rent now," M. Greely Summers '42, a member of the Happy Committee, says. "But if we didn't wear it, it would detract from the dignity and decor of the situation...
Your Essay on the Hobson's choice of presidential candidates [April 14] omits a viable alternative: optional preferential voting that gives electors a second or third choice. Fearful, for example, that a vote for a liberal third-party candidate would be wasted or would detract from Carter's tally and ensure a Reagan victory, a liberal elector is restricted to the choice between Carter and Reagan. A similar problem exists for conservatives...
...play needs technical gadgetry: for true comic effect, Enter a Free Man should have a "Rule Britannia" clock, a few portraits of the Queen, BBC radio droning in the background, and "indoor rain." The Winthrop production manages well without them, but the loss of these elements cannot help but detract a little from our enjoyment...
Pleased with his squad's performance, Harvey is also content with the low-profile which has team maintains within the University. "We truly don't want to detract from the varsity program. We want to compete and exist right along with them," the coach said...
...nation is better than most or all of the others--that one is a member of a nation superior in some way, superior in construction, or swimming ability, or diving skill. And at a time when international hates and fears are strongly present, feelings of national superiority detract from a spirit of international cooperation. Citizens should not let themselves think that they, or their nations, are somehow inherently better than others...