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...fact is, halogen lamps are not a new invention. They have been in common use for over 10 years and have caused relatively little harm until now. All of sudden, it seems halogens have become a detriment to our community when, in fact, people have used them successfully and safely for years. Only light will come from these old friends if we treat them right...
...student and professor from the student asking in an advanced seminar on Derrida what this whole "deconstruction thing" is, but the point is that without more information other than the student's name or year, a professor is arbitrarily wielding his or her authority irresponsibly and to the possible detriment of a potentially well-qualified participant...
...humankind? The answer is, Nothing. However, Gates seems to be in a position to control ever greater aspects of our lives. As you put it, he is "the man who is shaping our future." And Gates, with his materialism and hunger for power, seems to be more a detriment to society than a positive influence. By worshipping knowledge over wisdom, by embracing greed over sharing and by clinging to logic without spirituality, he epitomizes the attitude that has brought our world to the sad condition it is in today. GEORG VON BAICH Toronto...
...Agreeing to the conditions] would alter some aspects of the club," Paschke said, calling the capacity limit and curfew a "detriment" to those who come to the club to relax after a long night of studying...
...staff's assertion that final clubs compete with the houses to the detriment of College social life is also ridiculous. Why should social life be limited to the houses? The influence of the restaurants, bars and nightclubs of Cambridge and Boston which draw students away from the houses should then also be reduced, if you follow the staff's silly logic. And no one is being dragged to a final club at gunpoint; if you disapprove of them, you don't have to spend time in them...