Word: cosmeticized
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
The recently improved security situation has led many to believe that a solution is in the offing. Indeed, no return to self-government in Ulster can occur without an abatement of the violence, but the abatement does not in itself mean a solution is near. Political quietude is dangerous when...
But James C. Thomson, curator of the Nieman Foundations for Journalism, was not mincing words. "With this nationwide, brutal suppression of dissent," he said Wednesday, "the illegitimate Pretoria regime moves far toward terminating its last cosmetic pretence to democracy--namely, a free press."
It is, nonetheless, important to understand this most recent use of symbolism for what it was: a cosmetic means of finessing the absence of a comprehensive urban policy. Carter is simply not ready to transmit his compassion into concrete initiatives; he is not fully committed to helping rebuild the cities...
But Kinget also has some good news: the passing of romantic love may mean "greater emotional and social stability" and the disappearance of marriages "founded on mutual illusions and cosmetic images." Take that, Erich Segal.
Abortion funding Assuming the Supreme Court's 1973 decision on abortion was correct, the recent decision allowing cutoff of public funding is simply wrong. The state may consistently pay for an appendectomy while denying funds for cosmetic surgery, because that distinction does not involve any controversial moral views. But...