Word: cosmeticize
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Most of the changes to this year's catalog are cosmetic, such as making use of different fonts and, in certain places, larger print.
Russia's top security officials offered their resignations over their handling of Russia's recent hostage crisis and the war in Chechnya. The move is expected to appease parliament just two days before a crucial confidence vote inPresident Boris Yeltsin's Presidency. Parliament members demanded that Yeltsin dismiss the officials...
In sum, the racial preferences that now comprise "affirmative action" were implemented on the cheap, as a hurried, cosmetic substitute for a more serious, comprehensive, and expensive attempt to improve Black opportunities. The consequence was a social policy compromised from the start, pitting white liberals against an increasingly resentful white...
Among them is whether the president's attempt to walk a fine line between warring camps is a real answer, or simply a cosmetic solution designed to silence criticism while changing little.
"It's a cosmetic change," Paul says. "It doesn't change their attitude. They are employers, and we are employees."