detracted

It would have detracted from the movie itself, in my opinion.

'Paranormal Activity': Three super-scary alternate endings (SPOILER ALERT!) | EW.com 2009

However, I was fully under the impression that he had memorised every word, not that this in any way detracted from the presentation.

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The human heads which ornamented the arms of the chair were obtrusive, and detracted from the dignity which the artist succeeded in gaining in the figure.

Edmonia Lewis’s “Death of Cleopatra” | Edwardian Promenade 2010

However, when congress turned it into a long-weekend, many felt that it detracted from the spirit of the holiday.

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Of the six glasses before us, each added or detracted from the wine in a different fashion.

Finger Lakes Wine Events 2009

And when the monster was finally revealed towards the end, which was wholly unnecessary I felt and detracted from the story, the director saw fit to give him a five second origin flashback.

Rabid Rewind: The Cavern 2010

I felt elements of dodgy punctuation detracted from a smooth reading and the dialogue needed to be a bit snappier. rumjhum Says:

GLASS HOUSES • by TW Williams 2009

‘Timecop’ was on TV last night with a surprisingly similar scenario, which somehow detracted from the originality of this piece.

ALICE AFTER THE MALL • by John Jasper Owens 2009

Ninja AssAssin a disappointment, VforVendetta was okay, but too much lesbo storyline detracted from the core principles of the story.

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Of the six glasses before us, each added or detracted from the wine in a different fashion.

Jason Feulner 2009