"detract by" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to diminish or reduce the value, quality, or importance of something. Example: While the excellent acting performances in the movie were commendable, the weak plot detracted from its overall impact by lacking coherence and originality.
BP: The development tools are much better, which makes developing games easier, which means we can focus on the game itself and are less detracted by battling technical issues.
Yet they also wrote that the film is detracted by the juvenile humor and the human characters' eyes.
The traditional Roman Catholic view of the effectiveness of the sacraments (as defined by the Council of Trent) is described by the phrase ex opere operato ("from the work done"), which is best explained briefly by saying that the faith and virtue of the minister neither add to the sacrament by their presence nor detract from it by their absence.
Obviously, the subjects could cope with detracting information by increasing the neurophysiological activation of the involved brain areas.
Ms. Grillo said by email: "I respect Selma Thompson's accomplishment and never intended to detract from it by referencing my own employment as a writer on the project.
(Hall adds nothing to the play, but he doesn't detract from it by overinterpreting it, either. It's direction on autopilot).
Federer said he did not mention the mononucleosis until now because he did not want to detract from victories by Djokovic or Murray.
If a user cannot get much information from a glance, this can detract from usability, by forcing the user to spend time understanding the page layout or assessing page content.
Given stricter requirements for accountability, 60 and the reality that public reporting can detract from improvement by shifting attention and resources elsewhere, 61 we suggest that the Can-PSCS is more appropriately used for improvement and research than for public reporting.
Try setting a timer or detract your self by doing another activity.
