Word: detract
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...last moment came a hitch. The Pope wanted also to issue a Christmas message to all his cardinals. This was timed for Christmas Eve. The publicity given a message to the U. S. might detract from the effect of the message to the cardinals...
...death of Dr. Wilson Harvard loses a teacher of international fame. His prominence in university life was necessarily limited by the nature of his work which brought him in contact with relatively few students. But this should not detract from Harvard's regret, for he labored with untiring diligence in his chosen field and his influence on those men with whom he worked was great. He has left behind him a memory of high respect and deep affection...
...excellent Sonia. They bring to Boston an opportunity to see something that is really worth seeing, and even then it is quite probable that the audiences will be none too large, all of which will go to add to a none to happy theatrical reputation. But that can not detract from a production that is in all probability one of the finest that will be seen here for many, many moons...
...majority of undergraduates cannot fail to be in agreement with such a viewpoint. The fact that this viewpoint was presented as palatable for a Phi Beta Kappa gathering does not detract from its value to the ordinary layman. Especially at Harvard, Georgian overtones carefully mingled with the muted chords of aristocracy must be balanced by a freer cadence, or an overpowering suffocation may cloud the symphony completely. In an environment such as the House Plan has created and will create, an environment beautiful in itself and of itself good, the student may have difficulty in remembering that...
...general, textbooks formats are becoming more attractive yearly, and do not detract in the least from the charm of well-filled bookcases...