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detrimental

adjective adverse, afflicting, bad, corrupting, crippling, damaging, deleterious, destructive, disastrous, discommodious, distressing, disturbing, dreadful, extirpative, fulsome, grievous, hindering, hurtful, ill-advised, ill-contrived, impolitic, inimical, iniquus, injurious, inopportune, insidious, internecine, malefic, malignant, noisome, noxious, oppressive, perniciosus, pernicious, pestilential, prejudicial, toxic, treacherous, undermining, unfit, unhealthy, unhelpful, unprofitable, unpropitious, unsuitable, untoward, unwholesome, unwise
Associated concepts: actively detrimental, detrimental to the best interests of the child, detrimental to the public interest

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Cabasal said it was unfair for critics of the proposed bill to say that the measure would be detrimental to local tobacco farmers.

Big tobacco farmers' group backs cigarette tax bill

The Army Chief said such acts of sovereignty violations are detrimental to relations between the two countries and are counter-productive for ongoing peace process for regional stability.

COAS expresses serious concern over US drone strike

BEIRUT: The Association of Hotel Owners called for the election of a president Wednesday after meeting Prime Minister Tammam Salam, saying the ongoing political vacuum was detrimental to the Lebanese tourism industry.

Presidential vacuum bad for hospitality

Seventeen chapters are divided into three parts: introduction; detrimental aspects of inflammation; beneficial aspects of inflammation.

Neuroinflammation: New Insights Into Beneficial and Detrimental Functions

Treftadaeth Dolgellau Heritage objected because it would adversely compromise the character of the building and have a detrimental effect on the character of the conservation area.

Demolish chimney bid likely to fail

And detrimental to your health because smart meters emit microwave radiation.

Big brother smart meters; Yousay IN YOUR OPINION..

The amendment will introduce a provision which treats detrimental acts of one co-worker towards another who has made a complaint as being done by the employer, and therefore makes the employer responsible.

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION STRENGTHENED

Tourism-sector heads in Scotland have said that the nation's vast array of wind turbines is detrimental to the promotion of tourism.

-Scottish tourism chiefs says wind farms are detrimental

No detrimental effects on children raised in a homosexual environment.

Lies, lies and damn lies!

NNA - 25/03/2011 Sanita issued a statement Friday responding to Greenpeace accusations, that the former dumped its chemical and industrial waste into the sea in Halat, ensuring that Sanita was not detrimental in any way to the environment.

Sanita responds to Greenpeace

Using longitudinal data from one large urban school district we find principal turnover is detrimental to school performance.

Stepping Stones: Principal Career Paths and School Outcomes. Working Paper 58

McCain had some strong words to say soon after the news of the suspension broke on track and he is hoping his views do not have a detrimental effect on Maguire's case.