| The allegations would have detracted me from my election campaign. |
| The sauce detracted from the simple perfection of the kaiser roll, grilled onions and barbecued kransky combination. |
| Would it really have detracted if the big keyboard synth sounds had been toned down to a minimum? |
| I hope that fleshing out the mystique hasn't detracted at all from its allure. |
| Concentration on fluctuations in oil prices has detracted attention from the fundamental changes occurring in world oil and gas markets. |
| Worst of all was the sound quality, which was just dire, and detracted from the event considerably. |
