Word: detrimental
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...supposed to acknowledge the fact that you have a child,” Woo said. “It sets you so outside the league of the majority that you don’t know if it’s going to be a positive or a detriment...
...Martel, one of the outsider presidential candidates, puts the chance that voters will view Sundquist’s past negatively at 50 percent. He points to Sundquist’s association with his boss, UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08, as a possible detriment to the campaign...
...Chinese currency--now pegged to the U.S. dollar--appreciate against the dollar? China is under growing pressure from the U.S. to adjust the rate or let it float. The argument, made vociferously by the White House, is that the current exchange rate artificially cheapens China's exports, to the detriment of American jobs and the U.S. trade deficit. The trade gap with China is more than $100 billion. Naim called the current rate of $1 to 8.3 yuan "the world's most dangerous number." At issue, he said, is whether it will change in an orderly manner "or suddenly, surprisingly...
...installation. Harvard should be commended not only for committing to be a leader on environmental issues but also for following up its rhetoric with action. At the same time, the purpose of green initiatives is not to inconvenience students. Those who feel that the new showerheads are a real detriment to their lives should be given the option of getting their old showerheads back. Students should not be forced to sacrifice their quality of life—if that is what they feel is at stake—in order to save a few gallons of water. Changing a showerhead...
...open in Paris this weekend. Didier Grumbach, head of the French Couture Federation, lashed out at the fashion house. "I find this absolutely scandalous," he told the AFP. "Winning notoriety through people's illness is painful. What we're seeing here is sensationalism by a label, to the detriment of an extremely serious social problem...