Word: detractions
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...people came from everywhere to cheer for the mare as if she were their own. Craig and Michelle Hill looked like locals with their Diva caps, but they drove the 5,000 km from their home in Port Hedland, Western Australia, to urge her on. It wouldn't detract from her greatness if she lost, they agreed before the race, but wouldn't it be something if she won? "She's just special - and she's a mare, having a crack at history against the boys," says Michelle. It proved more than a tilt. By the time he and Makybe...
Given those options, it seems difficult to justify campaigning for such an exorbitantly high wage for unskilled labor. Worse yet, the real tragedy is that the Living-wage campaign at Harvard and those like it elsewhere detract from the importance of the minimum wage—the institution towards which the efforts of groups like SLAM should be directed...
...nation's 361 ports. When it was moved from the Department of Transportation to DHS in 2003, Coast Guard boosters like Senator Susan Collins of Maine made sure it retained all its functions. But, as with FEMA, there is always a risk that the new terrorism focus will detract from its traditional lifesaving role...
...wordsmiths, including Michael Gerson, had been working on the remarks since July--the news coverage dwelled on two sentences about 10 plots Bush said the U.S. and its partners had foiled. "I wouldn't have even had that mentioned in the speech if I had known that it would detract from the bigger picture," one aide said. It was a reminder to the President's men that when it comes to Iraq, the spotlight does not always shine where they aim it. --By Mike Allen
Looking ahead, however, the format of Justice lectures should allow for infinite expansion at least of the lecture portion of the course. Unlike with a seminar or conference course, allowing students on the waitlist to enroll does not marginally detract from the learning experience of a class already geared for a mass audience. What are 200 more students in a class already formatted for over...