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...printed in the U.S. Estee Lauder is selling an America the Beautiful compact that comes in enamel ($40) or encrusted with crystals ($75). The latter model is made in the U.S. using crystals from Austria. Some have questioned whether the items are in good taste, but their appeal is twofold: proceeds support relief efforts and the economies of U.S. allies in the fight against terror...
...task of the new board,” said McClelland, “is twofold: to institutionalize this term’s work and expand upon...
Where Zoolander excels is in parodying the fashion industry, which is harder than it might seem. For films that try - Robert Altman?s Prêt-a-Porter, for example - the problems are twofold. First, fashion is inherently silly - it?s already a parody of itself. How does one top the Christian Dior newspaper collection designer John Galliano said was inspired by the homeless? Second, the world of fashion is a tight clique - it?s hard to get close enough to the key players to make the parody ring true...
...Sharon's cabinet, meanwhile, has put strict limits on a plan by the Israeli military to create a "buffer zone" on the Palestinian side of the Green Line border that separates Israel from the West Bank. Israel's concerns are twofold: Not only is such an action likely to draw harsh international criticism and intensify Palestinian pressure on Arafat to avoid cease-fire agreements; it is also unacceptable to Israeli hawks as a de facto recognition that Israel's borders exclude the West Bank settlements...
...object of such attacks is twofold. If you're lucky, you get the chief perpetrator. And if you're not, you have sent a message that the enemy cannot operate with impunity, bringing a measure of deterrence to his calculation...