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To its detriment, the music takes a back seat to the dialogue.— Planet Xbox 360
These observations should give pause to politicians who would use fear to further their own agenda to the long-term detriment of the public good.— Cato Unbound
A promissory estoppel is based upon a promise that can be enforced to prevent injustice if the promisee relied on the promise to his or her detriment, according to a definition from Black's Law Dictionary that the Supreme Court looked at when making its judgment.— Madison County Record
The distance served as a detriment, as Lopez was able to keep him at the end of his jab.— BoxingScene.com
The Rudd Government has made much, since well before coming to office, of its determination to unblock Australia's infrastructure bottlenecks and to tackle climate change. that unless carefully managed, these two goals will come into direct conflict with each other to the long-term detriment of both.— newmatilda.com - Comments

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