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When molecular gastronomy was done well, she added, it could enhance rather than detract from the flavour of dishes.
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Second, locals feared that habitat loss would detract from their scenic and recreational enjoyment of the wilderness.
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The magazine felt that the few visual shortfalls (such as texture detail) did nothing to detract from the game's overall quality.
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Even the rotten spot on the lower right of the back of the pepper does not detract from the sensuous and sensual intensity.
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He made the tales stylistically similar, added dialogue, removed pieces that might detract from a rustic tone, improved the plots and incorporated psychological motifs.
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The fact further electoral success for the mass defectors is possible or even likely does not detract from the repugnancy of their actions.
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Almost all ukiyo-e artists made shunga at some point in their careers, and it did not detract from their prestige as artists.
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The series has been described as formulaic, but this is not said to detract from the show's enjoyment.
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The flexibility criterion is predominant; any attempt to detract from it should be resisted.
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No hot off the wire news was to be broadcast, and newscasts were not to have advertising support because this might detract from newspaper advertising.
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