1. This unpleasant incident detracted from our enjoyment of the evening.

2. Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.

3. The aural assaults detracted from the pleasure of the dances, to say the least.

4. 10 This unpleasant incident detracted from our enjoyment of the evening.

5. STATHAM These features greatly detracted from their seaworthiness, and made them unwieldy, Cumbrous craft.

6. STATHAM These features greatly detracted from their seaworthiness, and made them unwieldy, Cumbrous craft

7. Not even the fading bruise high on her cheekbone detracted from her beauty; she only looked more fragile.

8. The Wrap's Alonso Duralde criticized the choice to set most battles at night or during the rain, feeling it detracted from the action, and said the comic relief actors—Day, Gorman, and Perlman—stole the film from the less interesting leads.

9. While the GMDSS has proven its overall effectiveness, the high number of accidental distress alert activations and the inappropriate and unintended Digital Selective Calling (DSC) distress relay alerts have detracted from the efficiency of the system. Excessive false alerts and distress relay alerts can create an unnecessary burden and workload for SAR services.