Word: detrimental
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...their own, traditional rules and resisting interference, even from their exchange officials. The Government has accused no fewer than 19 of the 50 soybean brokers and 21 of the 70 yen traders of running their commodities pits like special clubs that illegally fixed their prices and profits, to the detriment of hundreds of customers...
...addition, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the U.S. decision to stop arms sales and military contacts in protest of the bloody crackdown was a "detriment to bilateral relations...
...That's not the negative because the fact is ifI were to come, I would help make it larger," saysMcKay. "That would be part of my charge. It's moreof a challenge than a detriment...
...contributions on that committee are positive," O'Neill says. "I don't see her presence as a detriment" to the city...
Milosevic's defeat enhanced his popularity among his followers, to the detriment of national unity. Observed Kosta Cavoski, a Belgrade lawyer and political analyst: "Milosevic is riding a tiger. If he backs down on his demands, he will be regarded as a traitor by his strongest supporters. But if he continues to incite mass protests, he will be challenging the entire political order in Yugoslavia." Though chased off this time, the tiger remains on the prowl...