Word: cosmeticized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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But for the most part, reforms in Arizona have been the exception rather than the rule. And those changes which have occurred have largley been cosmetic, offering the appearance but not the reality of reform.
Unlike Charles Revson, Bergerac does not devise new colors or designs; that is done by Cosmetic and Fragrance President Paul Woolard and executives grouped into seven "houses," which are practically minicompanies, each concentrating on a particular price range and type of customer. But Bergerac must approve all major changes, and...
Sometimes the only way to tell one cosmetic from the other is by the price tag. Competing products use many of the same ingredients, and what the customer buys is often the mystique and the prestige, as well as color or scent. Lipsticks are basically made of waxes, oils, fragrance...
Jerry (Michael Gambon) is a literary agent married to Judith, whom we never see. Robert (Daniel Massey) is a publisher and Jerry's oldest friend. Jerry was Robert's best man when he got married to Emma (Penelope Wilton). In the drunken pass that ignites the affair in...
Clearly, Question 1 is a stopgap. No politician is going to call for an income tax, even though Republican gubernatorial candidate Frank Hatch '46 voted for the 1975 measure. Only when the King/Hatch campaign schemes for tax relief prove cosmetic, drippy lip gloss for the sore mouths and worn wallets...