It adds and detracts nothing to the formula while being intended as little more than homage to a genre. |
The absence of such a discussion detracts somewhat from the book's overall contribution. |
His increasingly complex relationship with her only confuses the plot and detracts from the central thread. |
This detracts from official complicity or downright instigation of mob-violence. |
Today the oil money adds or detracts nothing from the intensity of this celebration. |
While in many ways this is a good thing, the weaker storyline detracts from its overall enjoyability. |