Word: cosmeticized
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In the skeptical view of many Americans, plans to convert the U.S. to the metric system of measurement is an idea whose time may never come. Nonetheless, in the ten years since Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, the country has undergone a quiet metrical transformation. Although the...
The Reagan Administration's policy of "constructive engagement" toward South Africa, however, has touched off bitter and growing controversy. The policy aims at encouraging the white South African government to ease its oppressive racial policies by behind-the-scenes pressure rather than public denunciation. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Frank...
During the luncheon, Visiting Law School Professor Phillip Alstron questioned whether or not stability would improve the current situation in light of Kim's statement that U.S. support of the current government is a major obstacle to democracy. Alstron, who called current U.S. human rights programs "cosmetic," suggested that instability...
For now, that suits the Senate Republican leadership. "It's a good idea," said Dole of the tax plan. "It would be a great legacy for Reagan to leave the country. But it's a big, big undertaking." More urgent to the G.O.P. Senators is deficit reduction, an issue that...
The cosmetic industry's ability to avoid effective regulation is for the most part due to its exceptionally strong lobbying power. This strength was visible last year when the industry's lobby persuaded Congress to defeat a bill calling for the banning of the Braize test, an illegitimate and inhumane...