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Gamboa, the strongest of the cast, is always perfectly in character and avoids the temptation to go over-the-top. The same, however, cannot be said for his Sicilian counterpart (also played by Saval), whose sometimes melodramatic line readings detract from the emotional nuances of the character...

Author: By Alexandra B. Moss, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Warm, Engaging ‘Winter’ Fills Kronauer | 4/26/2002 | See Source »

...which give assault victims a space to voice their pain, should we just put 100 copies of the student handbook up on a clothesline? Or maybe we could make it more visible by writing the policies on t-shirts in place of the Clothesline Project. Clearly, these approaches would detract from the efficacy and original purpose of the Clothesline Project...

Author: By Margaret C. Anadu, | Title: Harvard, Not Clothesline Project, Insufficient | 4/22/2002 | See Source »

...glass ceiling, the film provides an unneeded and often distracting portrayal of Mayweather’s past—replete with an abusive husband that made her a cop hungry for revenge. These stories, however, do not seem especially relevant to the plot insofar as they detract from an interesting murder investigation...

Author: By Ian P. Campbell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bullock Dials ‘M’ For Mediocre | 4/19/2002 | See Source »

...don’t think he’ll let it detract from the attention he gives to Harvard,” Stone said yesterday...

Author: By Catherine E. Shoichet, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Houghton Named Corning's CEO | 4/18/2002 | See Source »

This veritable onslaught of extraneous information can sometimes detract from the substance of the applicant’s folder, according to Fitzsimmons...

Author: By Robert M. Annis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Admissions Unswayed By Roses, Fruit Cakes | 4/11/2002 | See Source »

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