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After it became apparent that the church tower's advanced state of disrepair was a serious safety hazard, the church undertook renovations costing about $500,000. Over the course of the repairs, the church decided to make cosmetic changes as well as structural repairs.

Author: By James Y. Stern, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Restored Bells Bring Ringing Back to River | 2/17/1998 | See Source »

The changes in this category of software, dubbed 'productivity suites,'have been rather minor and primarily cosmetic over the past few years.

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: TechTalk | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

Rhodes said the event would be adapted to students' needs. For example, he mentioned that tight underwear would not be a necessity "so that people won't be scared off." Rhodes did not mention whether cosmetic oil would be used in the contest.

Author: By William B. Decherd, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Team Hopes to Sculpt Campus | 11/19/1997 | See Source »

The greatest threat to farmworkers, however, is the use of harmful pesticides on grapes. Table grapes use such cosmetic pesticides such as Captan, Methyl Bromide, and Parathion because of the grapes thin and fragile skin. According to a report by the U.S. General Accounting office, many of these pesticides cannot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Vote Grapes Off Our Tables | 11/19/1997 | See Source »

A few team members are particularly motivated by the fact that they too were once burn victims. Others, like Dr. Harvey Himel, a plastic surgeon on the team, are attracted by a long-term association with the patients. "It's the real partnership with the the patients that I treasure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TO HELL AND BACK | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

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