Word: cosmeticize
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Like Michael Dukakis, who was defeated by an ex-footballer after his first term as Governor of Massachusetts, Clinton set about recasting his political persona. But where Dukakis was given a light cosmetic coating, Clinton returned to his most authentic self -- the gregarious schmoozer and good ole boy. Arkansas had...
As evidence, the lawyers have submitted 36 volumes of documents from the millions recorded by assiduous empire builders. Only a trickle have so far been leaked to the public, though the Russian government is now setting up guidelines for publication of more. But even these few offer revelations of party...
The Dean of the College, L. Fred Jewett, has recommended that Peninsula change the flier advertising this event. This pathetic gesture, suggesting a mere cosmetic change, fails to address the real issue and is another example of the University's evasion of the matter of hate speech. Tamara D. Duckworth...
THE REFORM PROCESS began in early 1990 with Nelson Mandela's release and the unbanning of the ANC and other antiapartheid organizations. De Klerk can be credited for single-handedly changing the ruling National Party's course from pursuing a cosmetic reform program to actively dismantling apartheid.
The danger is that these agreements will be vague and unenforceable, a cosmetic solution not backed by political will. If so, much of the blame will rest with the U.S. In a series of pre-summit meetings at which agreements are being negotiated, American delegates have too often been naysayers...