| 单词 | window dressing |
| 例句 | A clerk came up to Billy and told him the good stuff was in the back, that the books Billy was reading were window dressing. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was window dressing in case someone came by. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He said, “Jesus Christ, where did you find this thing?” and so on, and he had to tell the other clerks about the pervert who wanted to buy the window dressing. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But Clinton's advisers and the candidate herself have been clear about the direction they wanted to go, to the point that some outside experts who were consulted thought the process was really just window dressing. Clinton Presents Plan For Universal Coverage 2007-09-18T10:00:00Z There were still a lot of fine scenes, strong acting and first-class window dressing—it was TV’s best-curated and bloodiest antiques shop. Taking It Personal: A Look Back at Boardwalk Empire Season Three 2012-12-05T15:27:34Z The novel’s formal gambits and transgressive literary figures lend a bit of highbrow window dressing to an otherwise anodyne romance. Boundary-Pushing Books for Fans of Narrative Experiments 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z You don’t want to be window dressing for the sake of a name or a joke. Ralph Macchio on Playing … Ralph Macchio 2013-05-09T16:42:01Z It’s the point at which this album wakes up, albeit briefly, and at which Ms. Spears is used as a vital instrument, not just window dressing. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-28T23:26:01Z But grands jetés and the Cultural Revolution are just exotic window dressing in “Mao’s Last Dancer,” which is, at heart, nothing more than an old-fashioned tear-jerker. | 'Mao?s Last Dancer': Bruce Beresford on Li Cunxin?s Immersion in America 2010-08-19T23:20:00Z At times, I felt like most of this show was a form of camouflage or window dressing, thrown up to keep us off balance and off track. Art Review: James Franco?s ?Dangerous Book? of Art 2010-08-19T22:00:00Z I know that I had a consultation about window dressings with a lady who was very knowledgeable. Kate McKinnon on ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘S.N.L.’ and Hillary Clinton 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z I doubt very much this is just window dressing. Alicent Hightower of "House of the Dragon" is the Karen of Westeros 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z House of Cards was him and us, and everything else was window dressing. House of Cards's Spacey-less final season trailer: Netflix plays it safe 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z Even the description in the paragraph above was nothing more than window dressing. Frankenstein's Army trailer: a treat for you reanimated killer Nazi fans 2013-07-16T16:55:48Z Ms. Ruhl’s complicated layering of imagery from the Bible — snakes and fishes and intimations of apocalypse — is colorful but mostly fancy window dressing. | 'Passion Play': Sarah Ruhl?s Play Within a Play at Irondale Center 2010-05-13T03:53:00Z The real point of “Rocky Horror” is sex, and music, and the joys of discovering and triumphantly celebrating who you are; the rest is genre and window dressing. A “Rocky Horror” for the “High School Musical” Generation 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z What diversity happens in programming, then, tends to be where people will notice it least; the canon marches on, with an 11-minute bit of window dressing. 400 Days Later, the New York Philharmonic Returns 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z “All the walls, all the window dressing, every single light fixture and the fireplace.” See How ‘Beetlejuice’ Designers Built a Habitat for Demons 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The rest of fashion was just window dressing for the strip tease. On the Runway Blog: David Beckham, Hardly Into the Sunset 2013-05-17T18:44:22Z In the end, despite the window dressing, Rowling’s goal is to entertain and entertain she does. ‘The Silkworm’ by J. K. Rowling, as Robert Galbraith 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Me, I’ve always watched Star’s shows largely for those fantasies, those drinks, those streets, which he dismisses as “window dressing.” Darren Star Finds Sex in Another City With ‘Emily in Paris’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z When Eggers draws the present into his fiction, it’s there not just as window dressing or setting; it tells us something about ourselves. North to Alaska in Dave Eggers' new 'Heroes of the Frontier' 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z But this is simply philosophical window dressing to Scott's shimmering presentation of spectacle. From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z But the advertising stuff was just window dressing. My constant fear: Am I a lousy father? 2014-01-17T14:00:00Z Earls Court, SW5, Sat & Sun, britishmilitarytournament.com Out & about Mistletoe Day , Tenbury Wells, Saturday "England's Mistletoe Town" revives its traditional mistletoe frenzy, complete with druid procession and ceremony, talks, window dressing displays and lantern parade. This week's new events 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z Star Wars isn't really even science fiction, except in the sense that it contains robots and spaceships as window dressing. Star Trek v Star Wars: Star Trek v Star Wars: fans weigh in on the timeless debate 2013-05-17T13:50:00Z The Norse people’s religion, for instance, is presented not as window dressing but as a driving force in their decisions–the notion of Valhalla and dying a good death, for instance, is everywhere here. TV Weekend: History Launches Vikings (and an Action-Packed Bible) 2013-03-01T15:59:13Z The two baristas are just window dressing for this particular scene. “You need to go, white man”: “Girls” hits trolling peak by pushing anti-p.c. backlash buttons 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The Baftas, like all leading film award ceremonies, were once pure escapism – window dressing for the entertainment industry. How Baftas stole a march on the ‘so straight’ Oscars 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Through such dystopian window dressing, a love triangle strives to emerge. Review: The Aliens Are Coming! The Aliens Are Coming! 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z But this remains window dressing to the game's creative possibilities. Scribblenauts Unlimited – review 2013-02-03T00:05:35Z In favor of window dressing were PhRMA and the FDA, which “wasn’t ready” for the change, according to my source. How Big Pharma Undermined Medical Innovation for Financial Gain 2012-02-16T00:22:16Z But if Rowling used Christian symbolism, it was as mere window dressing. Religion: Final gasp of the 'Harry Potter' wars? 2011-07-18T16:00:06Z The problem on this occasion is that the recognizable references to today — tweeting one minute, videoconferencing the next — seem like window dressing that doesn’t illuminate our view of a celebrated martyr. Review: ‘Art’ and ‘Saint Joan’ 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z “I think Asian Americans and Asians in the Western diaspora tend to be seen as invisible and background. They are window dressing,” Yuen said. Oscar slate holds “firsts” for Asian actors, filmmakers 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z But this is all window dressing, running the gamut from tedious to harmless. | 'Cavalia': A Celebration of Horses at the Meadowlands 2010-06-16T21:39:00Z As one of the Dromios searches for his Antipholus, Adriana searches for her husband and debts are sought to be paid, any finer plot points are little more than window dressing. The Comedy of Errors – review 2013-07-03T02:49:02Z At quick glance, Sharon’s production has the appearance of window dressing; the action ultimately unfolds in a conventional way. America’s Most Interesting Opera Destination? The Midwest 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z “For years, I kept all of my intellectual pursuits private. I was afraid of letting my ideas speak, without the window dressing of melody or flash and spectacle.” A Pop Star Becomes a Guru 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z "That was the prevailing wisdom, which I certainly bought into, that the ideological rhetoric of the Chinese, Russians and East Europeans was window dressing," Gaddis says. Cold War historian finishes epic on George Kennan 2012-04-19T17:08:13Z As in the real New York, most of the characters in “Supreme City” are absorbed in their own lives, interested in others mainly as window dressing. ‘Supreme City,’ by Donald L. Miller 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z “It’s window dressing,’’ Mohammed’s defense lawyer, David Nevin, said of the government’s improvements. Police arrest artist setting up ‘I Love NY’ work 2012-05-21T20:16:00Z Donald Trump has stripped it of its window dressing, and in fact the treatment of Dr. Blasey Ford is also stripped of its window dressing. Rebecca Traister: “We know what [MAGA] is code for. It’s not even a secret” 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z But the local colour – from the gossip-filled steps of San Felipe to a small salon decorated with Flemish tapestries – is never merely window dressing and makes for a striking portrait of another time and place. Summer readings: Captain Alatriste by Arturo P?rez-Reverte 2011-08-11T10:12:25Z Her devotion to a fictional charity called the Negro League serves her need to establish a beachhead in Harlem society and provides her reputational window dressing. Thanks to its stars, "Passing" is a masterpiece of subtle expression, rendered in black and white 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z But Ms. Taylor is clearly more than window dressing. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Companion, Diana Taylor, Gives a Rare Interview 2013-12-27T23:22:28Z Neither of his books is really about food — “it’s all window dressing,” he said. Eddie Huang Transcends Celebrity Chefdom Again 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Only because it’s been conditioned to, just as it’s been conditioned to think that the intellectual window dressing makes the “Scream” movies something more than slasher films. | 'Scream 4': The Shrieks Continue 2011-04-15T05:58:41Z Asianness is mere window dressing, satisfied by cliched heaps of familial guilt, food shots, and gossipy society ladies. Crazy Rich Asians is no racial triumph. It's a soulless salute to the 1% 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Instead, according to Bruni, colleges will now try to “figure out which students’ community-service projects are heartfelt and which are merely window dressing.” The Poisonous Reach of the College-Admissions Process 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z This would be mere window dressing, however, were his performances not both cerebral and emotional explorations of an unexpected repertoire. Manchester International Festival 2013: Cameron Carpenter's organised noise 2013-06-10T11:25:27Z But many of the green features are mostly window dressing: people who arrive in hybrid cars get a parking garage discount; artwork is mounted on bases made from recycled tires. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Element Times Square West, N.Y. 2012-01-20T16:03:06Z As “Leonardo Live” proves, when the subject is an art exhibition, the commentary takes over, and we are swamped with fancy, sometimes illuminating window dressing. Critic?s Notebook: ?Leonardo Live? Puts London Exhibition on Screen 2012-02-15T17:15:05Z But we are not tuning in to see a comatose Donald Trump or to hear more about how Clinton’s dad silkscreened window dressings. Town Hall doomsday scenarios: 8 epic meltdowns that could totally happen at tonight’s debate 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Whatever window dressing an author might heap on top—iambic pentameter, swan feathers—the triangle demands that a choice be made, and, inevitably, that joy and sorrow will follow. Katia Bachko: Dance This Summer 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z These tales of old New York aren’t window dressing but become part of the action, moving the plot along while providing glimpses of the Big Apple that many people never see. Review: ‘Terminal City’ is fast-paced thriller 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Lee also rejects the view that the philosophical debates in Stoppard’s plays are mere window dressing. Review | ‘Tom Stoppard: A Life’ documents the professional successes and glamorous social life of a storied playwright 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs once characterized Vuitton’s clothes as “window dressing” for its bags. Critic’s Notebook: Fashion in 2013: Runway, Red Carpet, Fashion Week and More 2013-12-27T21:59:28Z But Brodeur, in Hustle, is not a character, rather historical window dressing. J-Law's 'American Hustle' Microwave Scene Sparks Lawsuit 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Big Red himself is a big, handsome MacGuffin, symbolic window dressing for a quasi-inspirational fantasia of American whiteness and power. "Secretariat": A gorgeous, creepy American myth 2010-10-07T00:30:00Z As a choreographer, she lets the body speak without the window dressing. Dance Listings for Jan. 29-Feb. 4 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z But now some of that window dressing has been turned into a centrepiece. House of Cards's Spacey-less final season trailer: Netflix plays it safe 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z I recognized in it the window dressing of my childhood: Welsh rarebit. "Low class" Donald Trump and the Wasps: Reckoning with vulgarity, snobbery and the presidency 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z "These conditions are not just window dressing," said Paul Gallant, an analyst for MF Global, a financial brokerage. Comcast, NBC deal opens door for online video 2011-02-28T14:40:36Z Which means that I’ve watched them wrong, or that Star underestimates the appeal of window dressing. Darren Star Finds Sex in Another City With ‘Emily in Paris’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Only at New York Fashion Week, where the clothes are the stars, and the stars merely window dressing. AP PHOTOS: Models 1, stars 0 at NY Fashion Week 2012-09-10T02:54:15Z Is it just window dressing, a sweet flower blooming in a rocky place? 'Game of Thrones' Recap: Mountain Meets Viper 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z There are variations to the window dressing, but believe me, he wants Cool Girl, who is basically the girl who likes every f***ing thing he likes and doesn’t ever complain. Is Gone Girl Feminist or Misogynist? 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z So why not strip away the window dressing? Sir Frederick Ashton's Romeo & Juliet ? review 2011-07-16T23:06:38Z Another challenge would be ensuring that any remediation extend beyond window dressing. A.C.L.U., Citing Bias Against Women, Wants Inquiry Into Hollywood’s Hiring Practices 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Every turn is a sensory treat, not mere window dressing, but a stage for a rite of passage to unfold. Unfamiliar Territory for Indian Bridal Industry 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Far from mere window dressing, the jarring temporal dislocation Brandon experiences, which is deftly mirrored in the novel’s perspective-swapping structure, blends with and builds on the hardest parts of his past in revelatory ways. A Time-Travel Novel Whose Thrills Go Beyond the Speculative 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z No one of course is asking the neighbors, but such window dressings help soothe the conscience of a conflicted capitalist. What Is the Status of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Wall’? 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The men are window dressing and romantic interests, which is sort of the opposite of every comic book movie that has ever been created. Jane the Virgin: soapy, smart and sexy 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z But this is a movie aimed squarely at Latino audiences, so the trailer throws in lots of the usual window dressing: Lowriders! Why are so many films for Latinos bad? 2011-01-28T15:01:00Z Until we have an equitable system of taxation, Seattle's "progressiveness" is just window dressing. Homeless in Seattle, and Marrying Under the Overpass 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Relative to the bold, innovative proposal contained in the bill’s original version, the new version amounts to window dressing. How Big Pharma Undermined Medical Innovation for Financial Gain 2012-02-16T00:22:16Z Here they just seem like avant-garde window dressing. Review: Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Hamlet,’ Cocooned in an Aura on a London Stage 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Sampson maintains that “the later years of a life—of anyone’s life—do not build a personality, and they don’t go on to affect a future,” but this is just window dressing. The Mother of Frankenstein 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z But the plot is mere window dressing compared with Judy Garland performing some of her most timeless hits, including "The Boy Next Door," "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'The Sting' and more 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z No one blinks when alternative-rock acts like Sufjan Stevens and Dirty Projectors work with chamber ensembles and orchestras in a manner that extends beyond luxurious window dressing for one, down-market slumming for the other. The String Quartet, Reinvented 2010-02-27T03:36:00Z The dancers largely serve as window dressing for Mr. Iyer and his fellow musicians, wandering about the stage and into occasional tangles of limbs. Dance Review: High Kicks, Mugging and Poses in the Park 2011-07-17T21:23:28Z For Vogel, they weren’t window dressing; they were crucial to the festival’s fulfillment of the educational mission that he considered essential to a noncommercial, artistically significant, and socially influential film exhibition. The Limits of American Cinephilia 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z The diverging narrative reduces the fun “Cowboy Bebop” tone to window dressing. ‘New Gods: Yang Jian’ Review: ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Without the Bop 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z But in country, the anonymous video honeys in the cut-off shorts are window dressing. Miranda Lambert’s sexy “Little Red Wagon” video shoots for feminist, bro-country parody and misses 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Red, bleach blonde or brown, his hair—although forever awesome—was window dressing, his clothes more a nod to his impeccable fashion instincts. The man who owned the world: David Bowie made reinvention an art form 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z It’s mostly younger women who fulfill these roles, reinforcing the perception that the job is primarily window dressing. Pundits drive the sports news industry, but women’s opinions are almost totally absent But that’s less a description of character than window dressing for a familiar criminal type, and no amount of leering interrogation sequences or pseudo-academic literary analysis flesh him out any more deeply. The Following: Bloody Awful 2013-01-22T14:05:43Z A new series set in one of their superhero universes just might be capeless, or bring in costumed crime fighters as window dressing. Review: ‘Powerless’ on NBC Has Cubicles, Not Capes 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Elsewhere the synthesizers serve as window dressing, providing little more than a background hum. New Music: New Albums From Bad Plus and the Dave King Trio 2012-09-24T21:53:19Z The stripes grow lighteron the higher three petals pointing up, light lavender with translucent graincovering the whole like gauzy window dressing. Poetry workshop: a rectangular frame 2010-05-24T15:22:00Z Even with all the intelligent window dressing, that’s really all “The Jinx” boils down to: another strange story of an American weirdo who kept a few unlucky small-town homicide detectives very, very busy. ‘The Jinx’: Served just how we like it these days — in pieces 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Each of her costumes was “window dressing,” Vogue effused, “to the house on fire that is Rivera’s equally unforgettable body.” In Sequins or Mufti, Chita Rivera Makes a Big Entrance 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z "Unless Congress acts fast to infuse more visas in the legal immigration system, the changes in the executive order may prove to be only window dressing." Key takeaways from Biden’s massive executive order on artificial intelligence 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z In reality, faith is the window dressing draped around an ideology of hate, meant to pretty up an ugly worldview. Jim Jordan: MAGA's version of Jesus 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, said that would be just window dressing. McCarthy left with few options as Congress races toward government shutdown 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z “Is this something fundamental to who we are as an institution ... or is this something that was just really nice window dressing?” Caltech's new admissions path: No calculus, chemistry, physics class requirements for some 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z "But I'm worried that it's window dressing and things aren't changing fundamentally in the power structures behind all that." Meera Syal says she worries diversity on TV is just 'window dressing' 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z “The Voice is the window dressing for constitutional recognition.” Australia's Indigenous referendum is 'window dressing', should be called off, says Aboriginal leader 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z "The window dressing competition really has pulled us all together," he said. Fermanagh show moves to new home at Necarne Castle 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z He accused the Adams administration of touting minor policy changes that amounted to “nothing more than facile window dressing,” while seeking to withhold key information from the public about abysmal conditions inside the jail. Federal judge will hear arguments on potential takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z One South African veterinary wildlife specialist who was instrumental to the animals’ relocation said vets were treated like “window dressing” for the project — rather than being consulted about any health issues — until recently. As another cheetah dies in India, authorities try to get ambitious conservation project on track 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z These resources are key causal factors in mental health outcomes, not just window dressing. Neighborhoods can be great allies for youth mental health | Op-Ed 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z “It is only window dressing. … And the government sees a green light to double down on repression.” Pariah or partner? U.S. navigates complicated, contradictory relationship with Saudi Arabia 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z "The FBI's window dressing is not enough. The Special Counsel's report serves as a stark reminder of the need for more accountability and reforms within the FBI," he continued. Jim Jordan demands DOJ turn over details of special counsel's Trump investigation 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z “Erdogan’s emphasis on nationalism, terrorism and nefarious Western plots isn’t window dressing for many voters: it is at the core of their worldview.” Erdogan’s Grip on Power Is Dented but Not Broken, Vote Shows 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z “This is an expensive proposition for TikTok but by no means would I treat this as window dressing.” How a little-known agency holds power over TikTok’s future 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z “The announcement is nothing more than window dressing,” Ben Jealous, president of the Sierra Club, said in an interview. How Biden Got From ‘No More Drilling’ to Backing a Huge Project in Alaska 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z They didn't want another choreographed election and window dressing. Algeria jails journalist Ihsane el-Kadi as old guard asserts power 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z But diversity, when devoid of a political agenda that fights the oppressor on behalf of the oppressed, is window dressing. Diversity, "wokeness" and violent oppression: Lessons of the Tyre Nichols case 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z “This is not window dressing. This is to put a strong bill on the governor’s desk to withstand a legal challenge that is sure to come,” Portantino said. California seeks new gun restrictions following shootings 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Lawrence O. Gostin, an expert in public health law at Georgetown University, called it “weak sauce and window dressing,” adding that he feared Ms. Giffords would never win her fight. For Giffords, Progress on Gun Safety Is Like Her Recovery: ‘Inch by Inch’ 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Hollywood continues to opt for the bare minimum when it comes diversity: window dressing on its blind spots, as it were. It's not just the Oscars that fail Black women. It's the entire awards ecosystem 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Manufacturers tout the number of blades and/or the placement of lubrication strips along the top of their replaceable cartridges, but those things are window dressings, Herro says. Find a razor that’s good for your body (and less bad for the planet) 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Former regulators and ex-Binance executives say these local businesses serve as window dressing for the main unregulated exchange. Special Report: Binance's books are a black box, filings show, as it tries to rally confidence 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z However, he suggested that the more positive overtures from the government might simply be "window dressing". Train strikes: RMT union hopeful of offer to end rail dispute 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Another commissioner, Glendale attorney James Ham, called a mandatory reporting statute “window dressing” that would do little to stop actual misconduct and trigger a barrage of baseless reports. When it comes to crooked colleagues, California lawyers can remain silent 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z “I see the website makes A.S.U. look good, but it’s window dressing.” The Safe Space That Became a Viral Nightmare 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “All they are really doing is putting window dressing on something that is clearly illegal,” she said. Documents show how Trump landed Lincoln Memorial for Fox News event 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z He birdied from two feet on No. 18, which rendered the eagle Young had just finished a pretty bit of window dressing. Cameron Smith rides a birdie surge to a comeback win at the British Open 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z In that context, an issue such as equal pay for women “becomes just window dressing,” Greer charged. Perspective | It took a revolution, but the U.S. women’s soccer team got what it deserved 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Another had crimson window dressings, marble tables and red upholstered chairs, a boudoirish setting that both disconcerted and comforted me. The Feminist Case for Breast Reduction 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Just beyond that window dressing, the university itself continues to operate as if it and we weren’t under attack. The Safe Space That Became a Viral Nightmare 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican, responded Thursday by saying: “The DOJ should prosecute the people who are attacking churches and breaking the law to harass and intimidate Justices. Anything less is window dressing.” Frustration builds over DOJ’s lackluster response to protests at Supreme Court justices’ homes 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Its relatively large housing is just window dressing. OnePlus Nord N20 5G review: a better budget phone 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z In her majority opinion, Judge DiFiore wrote that Democrats were asking the judges to “effectively nullify the 2014 amendments” and make the commission “nothing more than ‘window dressing’ masquerading as meaningful reform.” Democrats Lose Control of N.Y. Election Maps, as Top Court Rejects Appeal 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z That’s all just window dressing, of course, to what most fans will come out or tune in to see — tangible, firsthand proof that Riley is righting the ship at USC. Five questions: USC enters its spring game with sky-high hype and anticipation 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z If you know yourself and listen closely to your child, everyone else’s opinions and perspectives are window dressing. Review: A riveting biographer — and mother — works to solve 'the mind-baby problem' 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Most of the changes have felt like window dressing. NCAA woes: More fixing needed for hoops, all college sports 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Lukashenko’s was a soft authoritarian system, with the requisite window dressings. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z While the agents are a reach for a gritty milieu, the underwritten script gives the pair nothing but boilerplate dialogue, rendering them as mere window dressing. Review: Marvel's misbegotten 'Morbius' is a colossal snore 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Such behavior encourages Americans to believe that the rule of law is nothing but window dressing for the rule of faction. Opinion | John Roberts must be at his limit 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z But in recent years, critics argue, the private sector's contributions have been symbolic gestures amounting to little more than window dressing. Mass exodus: Behind corporate America's unprecedented show of force against Putin's invasion 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Dzyadko saw Russia’s tolerance of independent media as mostly window dressing. Russia’s independent media, long under siege, teeters under new Putin crackdown 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Those tributes, which Durling calls the “window dressing” used to entice people to buy passes, will take place in 2,200-seat Arlington Theatre. The Santa Barbara Film Festival returns in person: 'We've missed getting together in communal places' 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z “Frankly, they have all been window dressing because the power dynamics have not changed and no state controller is able to hold the powerful to account,” Houry said. Arab Rulers and Spy Chiefs Stashed Millions in Swiss Bank 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Depending on which of several competing bills prevails, Congress either will take a first step toward creating a real ethics program — or it will give us more window dressing for legalized corruption. Perspective | Here’s how to ban congressional stock trading so politicians can’t cheat 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z She sees the league’s partnership with Jay-Z to advance social justice issues as mere window dressing. Inglewood Has Experienced Dramatic Change. The Super Bowl Is Proof of That. 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Some observers view the league’s decision to center rap as window dressing. Follow the Science? 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z “These community centers are window dressing and just flashy things that they’re doing to get a couple of headlines without putting in the resources, money, and investment to actually target these voters,” the aide said. GOP woos minorities with meals, movie nights at new community centers in cities, border towns 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The rest is some level of window dressing, filler for the airwaves in August that makes little difference when it matters. Perspective | Football might be the ultimate team sport. Increasingly, only one position matters. 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z "It wasn't that she didn't like me. She just was like, 'Oh here's the pretty boy that network brought in for some more window dressing, because that's what we need.'" Jensen Ackles says Jessica Alba was 'horrible' to work with on 'Dark Angel': 'I've told this to her face' 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z "Not changing their menus makes everything else look like window dressing," said Jennifer Molidor, a senior food campaigner for the Center for Biological Diversity. Beyond greenwashing: How chain restaurants could actually address their climate pollution 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Investors will likely not make any large moves until next week with the start of the New Year, though in China end-of-year window dressing may have pushed prices higher. Asian shares mixed in scant New Year Eve trading 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Skeptics considered it window dressing, intended to placate the Biden administration so that U.S. military aid would continue to flow. Opinion | In Egypt, new signs that the regime’s human rights strategy is to violate them 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z They say the opportunities to contest their cases are window dressing. Nooksack members targeted with disenrollment face eviction by tribe as feds investigate 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Stealing our humanitarian assistance will be seamless for the Taliban with or without conditions, which are, at best, policy window dressing with no violators ever held to account. Opinion | No accountability in Afghanistan 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z My mic might be window dressing, but theirs are essential equipment. How a fiction podcast empire spawned a deeply weird dystopian novel 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Haiti’s outmatched police are bystanders to the spreading pandemonium, and the government, which includes no elected officials, is window dressing. Opinion | We can no longer ignore Haiti’s descent into chaos 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Do Metro officials regard their board and the safety commission as window dressing? Opinion | Are the wheels coming off at Metrorail? And why didn’t we know? 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z “How do we understand what is real action versus window dressing?” Google sets new water goals as droughts worsen 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z But critics, including scientists who have been a target of News Corp’s climate combat, warned that the effort could be little more than window dressing that leaves decades of damage intact. Rupert Murdoch’s Australia News Outlets to Ease Their Climate Denial 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z But it’s soon evident that Shaw’s not expected to be more than expensive window dressing, and that something very serious is happening on the island. The days are getting shorter. Embrace the dark with 4 mystery and crime novels 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z The Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals called the change “different window dressing” that was “largely cosmetic.” Federal court nixes Indiana’s voter registration purge law 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Speaking to The Venice International Conference on Climate at a meeting of G20 Finance Ministers, he said without such a plan, current efforts, including on corporate sustainability disclosures, risked being "nothing more than window dressing". BlackRock CEO calls for stronger climate finance plan at G20 meet 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z “That is sort of the ultimate question in this space: How do we understand what is real action versus window dressing?” Google sets new water goals as droughts worsen 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Mostly, it’s only an occasional issue for the character - a bit of dramatic window dressing for a story that’s mostly about the reflections of an aging writer and his unlikely friendship with Emma. Review: Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish in ‘Here Today’ 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z He invited a collection of centrist members of Congress to the Oval Office on Monday, where he pledged his overtures are more than just “window dressing.” Democrats signal limited patience for GOP opposition to Biden infrastructure package 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Biden dismissed the idea his outreach to Republicans is just for show, proclaiming, “I’m not big on window dressing, as you’ve observed.” Biden aims for bipartisanship but applies sly pressure 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Biden met Monday afternoon with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and tried to assure them that the Oval Office gathering was not “window dressing.” Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z The lawsuit alleges the prosecution team’s review of evidence in the case was merely “window dressing.” Lawsuit alleges Orange County D.A. 'sabotaged' Robicheaux sexual assault case 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z “They wanted it for window dressing, and that’s what they got. I think they sold 500 in the five years it ran.” Now Making Electric Bikes: Car and Motorcycle Companies 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z This didn’t get much attention, and it may be just window dressing. Opinion | The United States failed Khashoggi. It can protect others like him. 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Green Park chair Trevor Phillips said talented black people did not stay at big firms because they felt they would be used as "window dressing". Black bosses 'shut out' by 'vanilla boys' club' 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z All of these measures are window dressing, masking the root cause of the demise of America — unchecked oligarchic power and greed. Papering over the rot: Joe Biden's window dressing can't end oligarchy 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The union’s window dressing surrounding the vote was engineered to deceive. Editorial Roundup: US 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z But the lush costumes and luscious settings would simply be window dressing were it not so integral to the story and Beth’s evolution. Anya Taylor-Joy and the winning style moves of 'The Queen's Gambit' 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Adalja and other experts dismissed some of the Trump administration's early responses, such as quarantines and a travel ban on China, as "window dressing" that "squandered resources" and did little to contain the virus. Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus — until it was too late 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Adalja and other experts dismissed some of the Trump administration’s early responses, such as quarantines and a travel ban on China, as “window dressing” that “squandered resources” and did little to contain the virus. Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus — until it was too late 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Through "elaborate window dressing, excellent customer service and clever advertising", the department store became a "social and cultural institution" open to the general public, Historic England said. Historic England: Shipwreck and Selfridges on 2020 protected list 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z “They wouldn’t have put it in if they were just window dressing.” Boris Johnson Lays Out U.K. Plan for a ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Spotify scoffed at Apple’s lower commissions as “window dressing” designed to discourage regulators from cracking down on its practices. Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifies 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z We hope that regulators will ignore Apple’s ‘window dressing’ and act with urgency to protect consumer choice, ensure fair competition, and create a level playing field for all. Apple’s biggest App Store critics are not impressed with its new fee cut for small developers 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z “We were committed that whatever we decided to do would not be window dressing. So we talked a lot, realizing before we can act we have to first learn.” Column: Lakers' voting push extends beyond Staples Center and the 2020 election 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Minimizing window dressing can maximize winter light: Hang rods so that your curtains, when open, are entirely to the side of the window. 4 ways to brighten your home and banish the gloom of winter | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Long charges that the bill is “window dressing” and would lead to higher rates for people with preexisting conditions. In Southwest Washington, health care and the President dominate Herrera Beutler, Long rematch 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Senior CDC people say those advisers have been reduced to “window dressing,” with little ability to mediate in the deteriorating relationship between Birx and CDC. The inside story of how Trump’s COVID-19 coordinator undermined the world’s top health agency 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for No on 21, said the changes in the new initiative amount to window dressing that will still lead to less affordable housing overall. How California's Prop. 21 is different from the rent control initiative two years ago 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z State Republicans still grumble that the move isolated them from one another and represented little more than window dressing from a politician who, they say, is partisan when it suits her. In Maine, a Race About the Issues Has Become a Referendum on Susan Collins 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Baker argued the recent staffing announcements from the Air Force and Space Force go “beyond window dressing.” Space Force aims to set standard for diversity, inclusion 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z “If we lose control of the virus…everything else will be window dressing.” McConnell says economy needs 'another shot of adrenaline,' backs additional round of stimulus checks 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z It was clear to some of the judges ruling on these programs that the argument about saving money in Medicaid by making enrollees healthier was mere window dressing — a “post-hoc rationalization,” the appeals court said. Column: Amid pandemic and peak unemployment, Trump still pushing Medicaid work requirement 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z That means some of these provisions about Confederates icons are window dressing – at least until next year. Congressional Democrats target Confederate symbols at Capitol, US military bases 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Within its pages, conversations are started — particularly on the topic of social equity and ownership — but ultimately smothered by the window dressing. "Self Care" by Leigh Stein review 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z The seven doubles titles were mere window dressing. The greatest: Martina Navratilova – an enduring champion brave enough to be herself | Emma John 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Democrats dismissed Republicans’ proposals as window dressing, Republicans accused Democrats of federal overreach and President Trump threatened to veto the House bill. As Congress leaves town, hopes for police reforms fade 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Its early efforts were criticized as window dressing by some and well-intentioned but ineffective by others. NASCAR’s top series has had just two black full-time drivers. Can Bubba Wallace change that? 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z First Deputy Police Commissioner Benjamin Tucker told council members that helmets and batons, necessary to protect officers, “are not window dressing.” Injuries at protests draw scrutiny to use of police weaponry 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z "It's too soon to say whether these are serious inquiries or whether they're merely a window dressing responding to the public and political concerns about the power of the big five tech companies." Have we become too reliant on Big Tech firms? 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z And if we don’t address the why of that treatment, the how is just window dressing.” Jon Stewart says police brutality is the fault of society, slams 'malevolent' Donald Trump’s response 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z "It was just 'open it up' and then more or less business as usual, with a little bit of window dressing," Hotez said. Arizona sees surge in coronavirus cases, public health experts link increase to hasty reopening 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Whenever the next NFL season kicks off, kneeling will become another form of pre-game window dressing: just another patriotic thing to do when the anthem plays. Colin Kaepernick sacrificed it all for this moment. Now the work begins 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z She said that passing the bill without changing the punishment amounted to window dressing and would offer no meaningful protection for women and children. A Daughter Is Beheaded, and Iran Asks if Women Have a Right to Safety 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z The effect of the currency change, the critics said, amounted to just cosmetic window dressing. With Inflation Ravaging Currency, Iran Is Changing Names and Numbers 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z It’s possible that Congress “returning to work” is really just a shadow play or window dressing. Lawmakers apprehensive about returning to Capitol: ‘People are still scared’ 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z "When you survive something like I survived, you realize that's all window dressing. It doesn't matter." Washington state doctor describes experience having coronavirus, 'This is very scary' 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Live sports are the star of the show, and the surrounding programming is just window dressing. When Coronavirus Turns Every Sports Channel Into ESPN Classic 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Sen. Ron Latz, of St. Louis Park, the lead Democrat on Limmer’s committee, dismissed the Republican proposals as “milquetoast” and “window dressing.” Minnesota Senate GOP unveils gun violence prevention bills 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Gone are the outdated mores and fancy window dressings of Barrie’s story, however. Review: A wild spin on the Peter Pan myth in ‘Wendy’ 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z But in a way, it all seemed like just window dressing around one big question: Who has the best chance in November? Who Can Beat Trump? Who Knows? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “Then, you might throw in some window dressing — a Nobel Prize winner or another prominent name that looks good to the outside world.” Experts question whether Boeing’s board of directors is capable of righting the company 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z That does not mean the PRO Act is just window dressing; it would mark significant change if enacted. House passes bill to dramatically strengthen the power of unions 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z For his part, Jerome remembers the city’s integration plans as little more than window dressing. A nearly all-white Iowa town asked itself: Why do we hate? 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z With good reason, real advocates prefer not to be window dressing for such propaganda — or, to call it by its real name, fake news. Opinion | Trump says he cares about migrant trafficking. His policy tells a different story. 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z "The first step is to end the chaos, profiteering and fragmentation of privatisation. Anything else is just window dressing and no one will be fooled." £500m fund to restore Beeching rail cuts goes ahead 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z “So having people that aren’t just window dressing, that are actually really, really committed to help me,” she added, naming some or her local endorsers, “that just makes a huge difference for me.” For Amy Klobuchar, the impeachment trial means bombarding Iowa voters from distant D.C. 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Do they reason that American politics has reached a nadir of such fundamental hypocrisy and overweening partisanship that no one regards that pledge as anything but window dressing? Opinion | Senate Republicans Are Bathed in Shame 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Some of these efforts seem like pointless window dressing. What happens when the internet gets less American? 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z Yes, it’s a story about a superpowered kid, but the fantastical parts of Life is Strange 2 are just window dressing. Life is Strange 2 is an uncomfortable sequel that’s powerfully relevant 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z She’s not just peripheral window dressing or a stereotype or expendable. 'Knives Out' certifies Ana de Armas as a star, just in time for 007 and Marilyn Monroe 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Without more teeth and without cultural changes at the top of the union, they are just window dressing. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Such journals, he said, publish articles with, “the window dressing of a legitimate scientific journal”. ‘We’re on the front line’: the teens pushing for flavored e-cigarettes ban 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z The bigger world is more than just window dressing. Pokémon Sword and Shield are the best Pokémon games in years 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Trump and his allies have already dismissed these stipulations as mere window dressing. What Can We Expect from Televised Impeachment Hearings? 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The open question, Braml said, is “whether he’s really serious about using the full arsenal - if it’s just window dressing or is he more serious.” Trump’s sanctions won’t bite a vulnerable Turkish economy 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Timothy Ash, emerging market strategist at Bluebay Asset Management, called the sanctions “minimal” and “window dressing,” noting that the trade deal was years off in any case. Trump’s sanctions won’t bite a vulnerable Turkish economy 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z All the talk from states that are trying to impose the work rules, and from the administration, that their intention is to help enrollees enter the workforce is just window dressing. Column: Medicaid work requirements cost millions, achieve nothing -- and may be illegal 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z I imagine that Democrats will end up correlating their articles with existing criminal offenses, like the solicitation of campaign help from foreign countries and obstruction, but that’s just window dressing. Giuliani associates nabbed for alleged campaign crimes 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Today’s Afghan women, he said, “don’t want to be window dressing. They want to be active in politics and all fields. . . . We will be with you!” As U.S.-Taliban deal nears, Afghanistan’s Ghani hardens resolve to hold elections on time 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z In a superhero cinematic landscape where inspirational maternal figures are still far too rare, Marisa Tomei’s Aunt May could be a welcome trailblazer in that regard, rather than just well-dressed window dressing. An MCU breakup could be a terrific step forward for Spider-Man 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The open question, Braml said, is “whether he’s really serious about using the full arsenal – if it’s just window dressing or is he more serious.” Trump’s sanctions won’t bite a vulnerable Turkish economy 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z But the ostensible scientific evidence is window dressing for the proponents’ real goal, which is more generally to limit incarceration even for the most serious crimes. Opinion | For some of D.C.’s most violent criminals, a get-out-of-jail-soon card 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z To what extent the party’s makeover is just window dressing is an open question. The Global Machine Behind the Rise of Far-Right Nationalism 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z The congregation’s strictly gendered division of labor, for instance, suggests a critique of sexism, but ultimately, it amounts to little more than window dressing. Review | Engaging performances elevate a so-so tale of snake handlers in ‘Them That Follow’ 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z The period detail, with Nixon on TV and the Vietnam draft unfolding, isn’t much more than window dressing. Review: ‘Scary Stories’ is a likable Frankenstein of a movie 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Contrary to popular belief, the competition to be the next Husky quarterback is not predetermined, not a charade, and not mere window dressing. Huskies quarterback competition really is open and will sort itself out 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Only a few neutered captives are being kept on as window dressing. Boris Johnson takes his revenge and sacks over half the cabinet 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z But committee chairwoman Labour MP Meg Hillier said public benefits from the settlement "amount to little more than window dressing". Brexit ferry deal 'rushed and risky', MPs say 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Some opinion peddlers dismissed the moment as window dressing on a dangerous situation, or simply done for show. DMZ Effect: A Nobel Prize for Trump? 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z "One year on since the plan was published, the government's so-called commitments to childhood obesity remains mere window dressing," she said. Child obesity drive 'stalled by Brexit' 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z This new rule offers some window dressing, but it does nothing to move in that direction. SEC’s new ‘best interest’ rule is just a guideline, and not best for investors 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Cyberpunk’s aesthetics and big ideas still seem like window dressing The full game might feel better fleshed out. Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t look weird enough to be edgy 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Open champions at Pebble — Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tom Kite, Woods and Graeme McDowell — and suggested Pebble Beach needs little more than window dressing to be the test it’s always been. USGA hoping to get back to old-style US Open at Pebble Beach 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z Open champions at Pebble - Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tom Kite, Woods and Graeme McDowell - and suggested Pebble Beach needs little more than window dressing to be the test it’s always been. USGA hoping to get back to old-style US Open at Pebble Beach 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z "I believe there is no waiver, and everything is just window dressing," she said. Travel ban forces Americans to wait years for loved ones 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z “I believe there is no waiver, and everything is just window dressing,” she said. Travel ban forces Americans to wait years for loved ones 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z “I believe there is no waiver, and everything is just window dressing,” she said. Travel ban forces Americans to wait years for loved ones 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Chinese media detailed the over 170 agreements and with 125 countries in place before the forum, but the forum itself was not window dressing. China’s belt and road initiative shows how China and the U.S. are swapping roles in global trade 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z “Every country should try to improve their business environment and fix their problems, instead of window dressing themselves,” he added. China says criticisms on IP protection lack evidence amid trade spat 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z So the talks are serious and not just political window dressing, and the fact that Mr Corbyn and Mrs May met on Thursday is significant. Can the Tories and Labour agree on Brexit? 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Some skeptics see it as mere window dressing by corporations more interested in profit than what’s in society’s best interests. Real or artificial? Tech titans declare AI ethics concerns 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z Pterosaurs are often treated like Mesozoic window dressing. Spain Gets a New Fossil Flying Reptile 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z They hang around with naked women, a lot, but it’s understandable because when a film’s this bad, window dressing is important. Review: Mötley Crüe biopic ‘The Dirt,’ as vapid and sexist as the band in its heyday 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z But trade unions said the MPs should not be "taken in by blatant window dressing" and the assurances on workers' rights were "not worth the paper they are written on". No breakthrough in Brexit talks, says EU 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z "MPs must not be taken in by this blatant window dressing. Our hard-won rights are still under threat." Brexit vote offer to MPs on workers rights 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Dozens of protesters used shop dummies to illustrate their belief that the inquiry was just "window dressing" by Scottish ministers. Aberdeen's long and winding road 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z It all made for wonderful window dressing during a Sunday night presentation for February TV sweeps. Sports media: NBA All-Star game is as puffed up piece of preening as Westminster Dog Show 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Encinas says the previous administration’s attention to the issue amounted to window dressing. Mexican government to support search for the disappeared 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z “But I don’t think it will change anything about the character. It’s window dressing.” From Aurora to Borealis, it’s still the same drive 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Only 89 trucks turned up, compared with the 150 expected, and the operation was widely mocked as “window dressing.” U.K. Businesses Sound the Alarm While Planning for a No-Deal Brexit 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z However, Corbyn said May was offering only “window dressing”, and predicted the deal would be voted down. MPs to get final say on Brexit backstop, Theresa May confirms 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z And even those who took part ended up dismissing “Operation Brock” as “window dressing” and “too little, too late.” U.K.’s Mixed Signals on a No-Deal Brexit: A Calamity, and All Is Well 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z But the promised transformation is mere window dressing. Perspective | The FDA is still letting doctors implant untested devices into our bodies 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Ersatz soul gives itself away at 20 paces: too much vintage window dressing, too many post-Winehouse affectations. Tunisian techno, Xitsongan rap and Satanic doo-wop: the best new music of 2019 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Despite her words of social justice and of no left behinds on the steps of Downing Street today, it was nothing more than window dressing. Theresa May Survives Leadership Challenge, but Brexit Plan Is Still in Peril 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z "It's just window dressing, for the media, some trivial measures, it almost seems like a provocation," Thierry, a bicycle mechanic, told AFP before joining in on another demonstration after the speech. Macron's attempts to quell riots in Paris, across France knocked as 'charade' by protesters 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Equal Employment Opportunity Commission report recently told us, all have the power to transform workplace culture, if they are more than window dressing. Perspective | #MeToo hasn’t fixed the workplace. Here’s a playbook that can. 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z She accepted, and soon after she started her first business — a line of window dressing accouterment — out of their house. Cancer Pushes New York’s ‘First Girlfriend,’ Sandra Lee, Onto Political Stage 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z “If they don’t do that, then it really will just be window dressing.” USOC under pressure to fix USA Gymnastics before Tokyo 2020 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z But she tends to find that period films feature more interesting female characters who aren’t just window dressing or exploitation fodder. Keira Knightley looks to 'Colette' for courage in the battle against her own self-doubt 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z The most intriguing fashion pieces in A.Human straightforwardly appeal to our morbid fascination with unusual bodies, and they’re stronger for minimizing glib, shallow social commentary window dressing. A.Human is a sci-fi fashion show about changing your body instead of your clothes 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Critics say the drug price pledges by major drugmakers are largely window dressing. U.S. health secretary says agency has power to eliminate drug rebates 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z In its early days, the Trump administration sought to eliminate most special envoys, seeing them mostly as window dressing on empty policies. U.S. Will Not Spend $230 Million Allocated to Repair Devastated Syrian Cities 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z And then from there, the rest of the time the offense is doing a lot of window dressing to try to get you confused. Redskins hope they have found a late-round steal in linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Many experts remain unconvinced that this is a true culture change and not mere window dressing. Facebook’s revelations: Real change or window dressing? 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Oh, and those 300 Russian soldiers Mr. Trump killed in Syria earlier this year, that was just window dressing. Cohen tapes just latest ‘silver bullet’ to finally sink Trump (it won’t) 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z It’s a decidedly political statement that McMahon is trying to frame in nonpolitical window dressing. As XFL’s new commissioner, Andrew Luck’s father says players will stand for national anthem 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z You might avoid being taken in by window dressing by favoring funds with low turnover ratios, which reflect relatively infrequent trading activity. The Motley Fool: Useful tips on investing 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Many voters dismiss the newcomers as window dressing for the old guard's continued dominance. They have a chance to clean house in upcoming elections. But many Iraqis are asking: 'Why should I vote?' 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z It may not, but such window dressing is surely a big part of how the monarchy endures, via its emotional bond with people. ‘Essentially, the monarchy is corrupt’ – can republicanism survive the Harry and Meghan effect? 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The actress says she wants to see Hollywood allow female characters to be more than window dressing. Andie MacDowell says it’s time for men to ‘drop the towel’ 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z “We wanted the archive to play out, to not be window dressing, but to let people watch that and absorb it and hopefully be in the moment, be taken back to that time,” she said. Netflix documentary explores RFK’s legacy 50 years later 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Supreme Court justices sought assurances on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s policy for granting medical or other exceptions to a ban on travelers from several Muslim-majority countries amounted to more than window dressing. Liberals on top U.S. court ask if Trump travel waivers just 'window... 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z “It’s coming at an opportune time as we approach the end of the quarter window dressing.” Wall Street set to open higher as trade war tensions ease 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z “I wasted a bunch of time thinking that I didn’t have much to offer the world beyond window dressing.” ‘Shouting it from the rooftops’: Women confront abuse — even decades later 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z The teens described Ducey’s plans as “window dressing” designed to appease the National Rifle Association. Teen activists to speak out against Ducey school safety plan 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Largely dismissed inside and outside the country as mere democratic window dressing, these parties unanimously support the Communists within the NPC. China's 'two sessions' to cement Xi's power 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Solicitor General Noel Francisco, representing the administration, for assurances the waiver process was more than “window dressing.” Liberals on top U.S. court ask if Trump travel waivers just 'window... 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z “I can appreciate almost any type of art: music or otherwise that comes from an authentic place. ‘Genre’ is just kinda window dressing for what I want. Former preacher finds calling as Alabama folk artist 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Suggesting banning classes of weapons is a meaningless gesture that might satisfy people who are not familiar with firearms but are nothing more than window dressing. Florida Republicans Face Mounting Pressure to Act on Gun Control 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z All this is window dressing to make it look like the IOC is doing something about cheating. For Olympic Figure Skaters, a New Meaning to Morning Routine 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Some actors imitate, others offer brushstrokes, but the movie seems afraid to make them anything but famous window dressing. Will Forte makes an inspired Doug Kenney in misfired biopic 'A Futile and Stupid Gesture' 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who also referenced “window dressing,” asked, “What are you personally doing to represent to us that it is, in fact, a real waiver process?” Liberals on top U.S. court ask if Trump travel waivers just 'window... 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z With that kind of impasse at the core, any of the more trivial disagreements were just window dressing. Using Pop Culture to Practice Productive Disagreement 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z A prosecutor countered by calling Kane’s argument “window dressing” and says important evidence in the case didn’t come from the grand jury. Lawyer for convicted AG: Investigator had too much power 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Mr White says the "massive issues" of school funding and teacher shortages must be a priority - and that the reshuffle must be more than "window dressing". Greening replaced as education secretary 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Head teachers in England say any reshuffle of ministers needs to be more than "window dressing" - and must get to grips with core problems over school funding and staffing shortages. Heads warn of reshuffle 'window dressing' 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z But Smart’s battened-down dealings were the media were mere window dressing. Column: Can Smart take down Saban? Check back in a few years 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Or for some other invalid reason, women are not gaining on the ladder and remain in shadow, the closer to invisible the better except, of course, for window dressing as receptionists maybe. Opinion | The Cost of Devaluing Women 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Without dedicated lanes and enforcement, they are mostly window dressing. Bus Service Is in Crisis, City Comptroller’s Report Says 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z But they are “window dressing for a plan that is making life harder for the people here,” she said. L.A. weighs a plan to allow denser developments near Expo Line stations 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z All the graphics and other bells and whistles are nothing but window dressing. From Atari (Remember It?), a New Console With Old Games 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z As a native Detroit who has lived through both good and bad times I don't think that a piecemeal approach to revitalizing the housing market will accomplish much more than window dressing. Detroit: From Motor City to Housing Incubator 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z It also was little more than window dressing on the scoreboard. Nothing works for Ravens in 24-16 loss to Vikings 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z All too often, that put the Broncos’ run-of-the-mill offense in catch-up mode and rendered Denver’s strengths - Von Miller and the “No Fly Zone” secondary - mere window dressing. Denver’s defense has added an air of mystery this season 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z “They are a shallow attempt at window dressing to place the school in a positive light,” Mr. Garabedian said. A Legal Industry Built on Private School Sex Abuse 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z But all of that is window dressing for a power running football team. High school football notebook: Secret to No. 8 South Lakes’ offense is simpler than you think 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z “Until you have a somewhat unilateral approach to regulating the internet, this is window dressing,” said the Washington insider. Forget Wall Street – Silicon Valley is the new political power in Washington 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z “It’s a kind of window dressing on the same practice,” said Omar Jadwat, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s immigrants’ rights project. Trump administration moves to expand deportation dragnet to jails 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z “It’s a kind of window dressing on the same practice,” said Omar Jadwat, the director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s immigrants’ rights project. Trump Administration Moves to Expand Deportation Dragnet to Jails 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z So that helped us get a little bit of depth to the shots, just a bit of window dressing in the background. Game of Thrones’ cinematographer breaks down the ‘dragon-induced Armageddon’ in The Spoils of War 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z On a deeper level, they believe that power in the U.S., like in Russia, is concentrated in the hands of the executive, while the rest is mostly democratic window dressing. Vladimir Putin Doesn't Understand the Limits of Donald Trump's Power 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Cerberus’ brand relaunch for Young’s included its new website, door hangers, store signage, window dressing, vehicle designs and social media and print advertising campaigns. The 3 Heads Of Lakeview’s Cerberus 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z “The thing to understand is this is window dressing,” he added. For Oneonta’s Aging Downtown, a $10 Million Face-Lift 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z It’s easy to view Williams’s promotion as mere window dressing designed to placate alienated fans, many of whom responded to McCloughan’s ouster with a #FireBruce social media campaign. Will Doug Williams have the power to shape the Redskins? ‘I’ve never been a yes guy.’ 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z This beast is not just window dressing, his unpredictable actions help drive the story as much as any of the human actors. A man and an elephant take a road trip in quirky Thai comedy 'Pop Aye' 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Or are these ostensibly equitable Cabinets mere window dressing? Macron and Trudeau shouldn’t be so proud of appointing women to their Cabinets 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z “To me, it’s almost like window dressing,” he said. Family of Charleena Lyles unhappy Seattle police won’t participate in community forum 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z “This is a double-edged sword for the tech C.E.O.s because they don’t want to be window dressing and used for photo ops,” he said. Daily Report: When Tech Titans Go to Washington 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z “Or is this just window dressing on the way to more bad behavior?” Uber’s Board to Discuss Leave of Absence for Top Executive 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z They said the business groups were trying to preempt their proposed reforms with “window dressing.” China pitch by Kushner sister renews controversy over visa program for wealthy 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Still jittery after their 2016 losses, Democrats are now knee deep in remaking the party image with fancy new window dressings, jaunty slogans and bravado. Inside the Beltway: Democrats reinvent the wheel 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Changing the window dressing does nothing to solve the underlying problems which are endemic in these over-achieving school systems. It Takes a Suburb: A Town Unites to Tackle Student Stress 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Some of that window dressing remains in the Trump era, but not much. Has the Trump budget blown Republican’s cover? 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z The question, observers say, is whether Ivanka can forge a path that ultimately proves impactful in shaping policy – or if she is relegated to window dressing her father’s hardline approach with a softer veneer. Ivanka Trump: the president's moral compass or just another mouthpiece? 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Critics of the labor and environmental protections in the TPP and other trade agreements consider them a political sop that amounts to unenforceable window dressing. How trade-pact pullout may hurt workers’ rights abroad 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z Critics of the labor and environmental protections in the T.P.P. and other trade agreements consider them a political sop that amount to unenforceable window dressing. Trump’s Trade Retreat Could Hurt Push for Labor Rights Abroad 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The window dressings were changed to gold curtains on Day One of his presidency. Melissa McCarthy on SNL shows the power comedians have under a Trump presidency 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z “Now all of that window dressing goes out the door.” Pointing to Trump, Groups Reject U.S. Aid to Fight Extremism 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Critics immediately dismissed the plans as window dressing designed to enhance Israel’s public image. Israel to grant asylum to 100 children orphaned in Syria's civil war 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z So it’s the window dressing that goes with it, in staying up with the times. Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry gets Les Paul award at NAMM 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z It is more window dressing than real attempt at diversity. I Know How It Feels to Be Someone’s ‘Token.’ I’m Sure Ben Carson Does, Too. 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z We don’t need to have all this window dressing.’” Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Education Pick, Plays Hardball With Her Wealth 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The last trading days of the year mean one thing on Wall Street: window dressing. Where the Action Is in the Last Trading Days of the Year 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Yet critics decry the effort to court Jews as little more than window dressing designed to portray the party as reformed, thus appealing to non-Jewish centrists. How the far right is trying to woo an unlikely ally — Jews 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Yes, some of your critics will deride the corporate monitor as mere window dressing. How Trump Could Ease His Conflict-of-Interest Problem 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Leggett’s initiative is mainly window dressing, and unlikely to fix or even significantly improve the DLC’s woeful warehouse and wholesale operation, which is reviled by restaurateurs, bar owners and other clients. Montgomery’s unbreakable liquor monopoly 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z It was a massive night for the sport, but most of what the 20,427 at the Garden — a UFC attendance record for the United States — saw was window dressing. Conor McGregor’s win tops a massive night for MMA 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z For decades, vice presidents were mere window dressing, given largely ceremonial tasks and left out of key decisions. Pence's transition job could signal key role in White House 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z The problem is that these good news stories can at times become window dressing and inspire wishful thinking. The reality of being black in today’s Britain | David Olusoga 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z There are a lot of theories about cash flows and quarterly window dressing, Kramer says. Why October is Crash Month on Wall Street 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z And your newfound pals are much more than window dressing, cooking and building things for you, even rallying to help fend off attacks from waves of skeletons, hulking knights and mutant scorpions. Review: 'Dragon Quest Builders' Is the Post-'Minecraft' Game You Have to Play 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z She describes the new project as "window dressing ahead of the presidential elections next year". Inside France's 'boot camp' for wavering radicals - BBC News 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z In addition to regularly teaching classes, Maykut sells her taxidermy on Etsy and sources taxidermy props for film shoots and trendy stores as window dressing and home decor. Artsy afterlife: a new breed of urban taxidermists give animals 'life after death' 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z If only the questions it asks were more involving, and not just philosophical window dressing on what is ultimately a fembot-in-a-cage action flick — albeit one with a nice bit of torque. ‘Morgan’: Sci-fi thriller centers around a genetically engineered child 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Those close to Clinton are irked by the suggestion that the effort is window dressing. Clinton has staked out many liberal positions, but will it quell unrest among progressives? 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z For Trump, Pence, like the GOP platform, is nothing but window dressing. Mike Pence: A Conservative Proudly Out of Sync With His Times 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Is it possible that Jefferson’s “pursuit of happiness” was just a rhetorical flourish, a bit of purposefully vague window dressing inserted to give universal appeal to the colonists’ cause against King George III? This Fourth, remembering what it means to pursue happiness 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z They are more interested in real change, not window dressing. Democratic primary has excluded Sanders supporters 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z He predicted that any changes in laws and regulations following the disclosures would be “mostly window dressing.” Panama Papers May Inspire More Big Leaks, if Not Reform 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z That might be necessary, but a lot of it is window dressing. Trump is borrowing the GOP brand. He’ll resist bending to party leaders. 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z The law is little more than window dressing for the average New Yorker. New York Today: Rule-Bending Buildings 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z “It’s cosmetic and it’s a bit of window dressing,” said Holly Harris, executive director of U.S. Obama’s plan to reintegrate ex-convicts into society raises crime fears 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Her appointment heralds a new era for female administrators in sport, but there have been questions about whether this is simply window dressing by Infantino. Meet the woman taking on a century of patriarchy in Fifa 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z “It’s just political window dressing and rabble-rousing of the worst order.” Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan: Big Promises, Bigger Doubts 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Party platforms are window dressing, but they can be politically symbolic. Clinton Can’t Rely on Trump’s Unpopularity 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z None of this window dressing will establish whether or not the candidate will perform as promised. Campaigns Are Long, Expensive and Chaotic. Maybe That’s a Good Thing. 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z So, while budget window dressing may be the charge that has been brought, her likely involvement at the top of the Petrobras scheme clearly is in the forefront of everyone's mind. Brazil’s Lower House of Congress Votes for Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z The event is not window dressing, the official said. In Hiroshima, Kerry won’t apologize for atomic bombs dropped on Japan 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Adachi wants to see the department go beyond “lip service” and “window dressing” and truly invest in things like crisis intervention training and implicit bias training. Statistics paint damning picture of scandal-prone San Francisco police 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z My friend and I both opposed the war but he thought the freedom rhetoric was just window dressing. Pacifism in an age of terror: Author of fascinating new book explores the relationship between violence and freedom 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z “Until we invest in that, this is all window dressing,” Amore said. Rhode Island governor to introduce school choice initiative 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z One, a promise to inject some fuel into the country’s stalled membership talks with the EU, is mere window dressing. Refugees and terror 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z "All I want to do is convey one palpable emotion and have it sustain itself through the process of filmmaking. The details are window dressing," he said. 'Midnight Special' filmmaker Jeff Nichols revels in defying expectations 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z “New regulations to address existing wells are really unnecessary window dressing, as industry is already reducing methane dramatically,” said Frank Maisano, an energy policy expert at Bracewell, a law and lobbying firm. Obama says he’s not to blame for GOP ‘crackup’ 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z In other words, as far as Johnson’s concerned, pleasant-sounding rhetoric about principles and Senate norms and traditions is all just window dressing. Senate Republicans debunk their own Supreme Court talking points 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z As a consultant, she saw companies treat diversity as window dressing. GitHub's Nicole Sanchez leads the charge for diversity 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z “Because it’s 2015,” he explained, when asked why he made the revolutionary decision to opt for actual gender parity, rather than window dressing, when he picked his top advisers. Your President Trump move-to-Canada bluster? No one’s buying it. 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z This deserves applauding but is it the window dressing that masks a complacency here, and which matches that surrounding Van Gaal’s future? As Manchester United tumble, there is no sign Louis van Gaal will get it right 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z And, as the report notes, the performance of these units “has been highly variable and some have been criticized as mere window dressing.” Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z The group enjoyed all the annual holiday tourist fun, like the Rockefeller tree, skating rink, shopping, and fancy window dressings. National spotlight shines on 45-year Connecticut bus driver 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z It was suspected that safety concerns about the plant were merely window dressing to disguise the real motive behind the protests, which was to insure that India remained dependent on foreign investment. The Ford Foundation’s Quest to Fix the World 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z The planned effort was immediately denounced by both pro-immigration groups that called it heartless, and anti-immigration advocates who dismissed it as window dressing. U.S. Plans Raids in New Year to Fight Surge in Border Crossings 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z “She’s a great person for the job, but is it window dressing?” says Kennedy Stewart, who tracks science issues for the New Democratic Party, the left-wing opposition to Duncan and Trudeau’s middle-left Liberal party. Canada’s top scientist faces tough challenge 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Saudis who boycotted the poll dismissed it as window dressing, arguing that real the power rests firmly with the royal family, the religious establishment and male ministers. Saudi Arabia elects up to 17 female councillors in historic election 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z But others boycotted the vote, calling it window dressing. Women vote in Saudi Arabia elections for first time - BBC News 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Yet to dismiss the elections as mere window dressing also fails to grasp the moment. Saudi women are voting and running for office for the first time 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z At various points, Mr. Kerry dismissed Mr. Bush’s coalition as just “window dressing,” “the phoniest thing I ever heard” and the “coalition of the bribed, the coerced, the bought and the extorted.” A Coalition in Which Some Do More Than Others to Fight ISIS 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Carlos del Rio, chairman of the HIV Medicine Association, called Turing’s changes “just window dressing.” Turing reneges on drug price cut; rival’s version sells well 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z "It's not worth the paper it's written on, it's just for window dressing by Fifa, they have given get out clause for clubs to do what they like," he says. Former Premier League footballer 'was trafficked for sex' - BBC News 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Some described it as the "Northern Poorhouse" and claim it is window dressing, citing the recent closure of SSI steelworks in Redcar, with the loss of thousands of jobs. Northern Powerhouse plan unknown to two-thirds in North - BBC News 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Codes of conduct and equality policies are often seen as mere window dressing. Student activists nationwide challenge campus racism – and get results 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z "These protests are about the democratization of Romania. People want more democracy. Our democracy is a facade, it is window dressing." Romanians topple government after deadly fire, but it's unclear how deep the change will go 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z The other rankings are just window dressing for the fans and the media. No. 13 Utah cruises past Oregon State 27-12 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Will it improve engagement between the people and their representatives - or is it all just window dressing? Are e-petitions a waste of time? - BBC News 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Some critics see the NFL-hosted London event as window dressing by the various sports bodies to protect their revenue streams. Concussion treatment, diagnosis focus of world sports conference 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z First, there is so-called mutual fund "window dressing," in which portfolio managers essentially clean house before third-quarter statements are sent to shareholders. Why November Through April is the Best 6 Months to Invest 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z All that is window dressing, a distraction for the armchair strategists and lookie-loos who follow politics like some people follow sports. McCarthy Is Out: Now What? 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z "But in most places these organisations are just window dressing for local government. Officials are reluctant to enforce the laws because they are afraid of hurting local businesses," he says. China's prawn scandal sparks consumer rights furore - BBC News 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z “It is all window dressing,” said the staff member, who wished to remain anonymous. Ostracised, sacked … and even arrested: the fate of whistleblowers at the UN 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The legal window dressing for that effort was shredded by the current attorney general, Mark R. Herring, in an opinion issued last spring, and the medical smokescreen was blown away by the Health Department’s findings. An end to Virginia’s abortion battles? 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z She also held various ministerial positions during Gordon Brown's premiership, but famously resigned as Europe minister after accusing him of treating her and her female colleagues as "window dressing". Labour leadership: At-a-glance guide to the contenders - BBC News 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Just window dressing for a dictatorship that executes thousands of "undesirables" every year. Miracles & comebacks - Beijing's most memorable moments 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z “It’s nice window dressing, but the window is still broken.” Hillary Clinton Has Her Own Celebrity Moment After Debate 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z “Instead, it’s plastic window dressing,” Mr. Gordon said of the current media environment. ‘Best of Enemies’: William F. Buckley, Gore Vidal TV debates brought out intellectuals’ worst 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Motorola, on the other hand, happily admits that Android doesn’t need any window dressing and delivers it in its pristine form, adding only small apps and utilities like Active Display. Under Lenovo, Motorola is more like Google than it ever was 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Asked whether the accounting problems constituted deliberate “window dressing,” he said: “It depends on how you define window dressing. The third-party report called it inappropriate accounting, and that’s all I can say.” Toshiba Chief and 7 Others Resign in Accounting Scandal 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, its efforts so far amount to little more than window dressing. Prince George’s county council misses the mark on school funds 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “Wholesale changes are needed, but what’s being put forward is nothing more than window dressing, I fear,” said Representative Duncan Hunter, a Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, in a statement. Luke Somers' mother on kidnapping: I blame the FBI more than I do al-Qaida 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Sure, FSC put the word “Floridians” in its title and secured a Fort Lauderdale Post Office box, but this appears to be mere window dressing. Tennessee Group Seeks Florida Solar Favoritism, Not Level Playing Field 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Many of us believe these safeguards are just window dressing or, less politely, lipstick on a pig. Can You Test A Drug And Also Say Negative Things About It? 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z He called the arrangements “window dressing” to get around the constitutional provision that bars municipalities from giving money to private businesses without getting something in return. Collection of editorials from Arkansas newspapers 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The business for sale is a window dressing company based in Northern Vermont. Would You Buy This Business 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Conversational window dressing just wastes precious time in ginormous games like this. 5 Things I Love About 'The Witcher 3' 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z However, critics say loss-of-value insurance is little more than window dressing. Insurance Doesn’t Eliminate Risk for Top College Athletes Who Forgo Draft 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Everything beyond that — the music, the mini-games, the actual appearance of spinning reels, Rachel, Monica, and the rest of the gang keeping you company — is window dressing to keep you hitting spin. Slot machines perfected addictive gaming. Now, tech wants their tricks 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z How much of this approach is window dressing, rather than a genuine break from his party’s past, remains hazy. Jeb Bush’s Anticipated Campaign Embraces South Florida Style 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z The setting is more grand than he’s used to — there’s more “window dressing,” including the fact that he can’t wear sweatpants — but it’s a good look. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, America's Favorite Scientist, Experiments With Late-Night TV 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z It conducted a study that suggested changes made by Google to appease regulators were largely window dressing. Microsoft, Once an Antitrust Target, Is Now Google’s Regulatory Scold 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Francis, like Benedict before him, victims’ groups say, has failed to act decisively against bishops charged with hiding abuse in their diocese, and he has embraced solutions they see as little more than window dressing. When the pope speaks, priest abuse cases get heard 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z “However, that process has not been worked out and the details of that process will determine if it is real or just window dressing.” FEMA to Review Hurricane Sandy Flood Claims Amid Scandal Over Altered Reports 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z But survivors are not window dressing for disingenuous politicians to disguise their violent platforms as sensitive plans for justice and safety. Guns make campus rape victims less safe, not more 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z At Super Bowl Media Day, the players and coaches are window dressing, and it’s really more about who’s asking the questions. Tuesday’s Sports In Brief 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z And now, onto our regularly scheduled Super Bowl Media Day, where the players and coaches are window dressing, and it’s really more about who’s asking the questions. Belichick and The Beast talk but don’t say much at Media Day 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z And now, onto our regularly scheduled Super Bowl Media Day, where the players and coaches are window dressing, and it's really more about who's asking the questions. Belichick and The Beast talk but don't say much at Media Day 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z SEE ALSO: Border Patrol agents say GOP’s border security bill is weak ‘window dressing’ Inside the Beltway: Libertarians have ‘good reason to be optimistic’ 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The U.S. attorney general agreed to prosecute despite the relatively small sums involved because of the swindlers’ “monumental chutzpah,” “audacity” and “window dressing.” The bully who didn’t get away 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z This effect is believed to be caused by stocks becoming oversold in December as a result of tax-loss selling and “window dressing” by portfolio managers. 4 Stocks Benefiting From the 'January Effect' 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z At the time, the homes were basically shells without flooring, painted walls or window dressing. Port Lions has final 50th anniversary celebration 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z It’s where her students develop not just their fashion chops but core skills such as networking and personal finance, as well as inventory, credit card processing, window dressing and advertising. CapitalOneSparkVoice: Fashion Philanthropists Train A New Generation Of Entrepreneurs 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z There are 39 of them, and 36 are merely window dressing for the four-team playoff. Colleges should consider saying no to football bowl games 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z If corporations move to merely funnel all of their donations there, Mr. Koster’s changes could end up being mostly window dressing. Recent Missouri Editorials 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Stocks most influenced by the January effect should be those trading lower in December, and therefore are candidates for tax-loss selling or window dressing. 4 Stocks Benefiting From the 'January Effect' 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Perdue says he wants to serve on the Senate's Agriculture Committee and mocks Nunn's wish for the same appointment as window dressing. Democrats try to regain lost votes outside cities 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z The Isis adventure looks like costly, half-hearted window dressing. Bombing Isis fails war’s most critical imperative, so where is the opposition? 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The “bones” of the partnership structure are ultimately going to be the payoff, not some frivolous, ephemeral window dressing. Merger Lessons From Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, And Lady Gaga 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Hire a few women with domestic violence expertise into the NFL office as window dressing. Don't Fret, Roger Goodell. This Will Pass. 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z IBM is a very widely held stock, which may have been affected by portfolio managers window dressing their portfolios prior to the end of the year. 4 Stocks Benefiting From the 'January Effect' 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z “Obama’s speech is not a serious strategy, it is window dressing for the American electorate,” a former senior prime ministerial adviser said. Leaks Claim 40 ISIS Cells Are Waiting To Strike Lebanon His proposal, which borrows its Orwellian “Health Care Independence Act” title from Arkansas, is a near carbon-copy of the ObamaCare window dressing used to pass ObamaCare expansion in Iowa and New Hampshire. Special Session Sneak Peek: Will Virginia Lawmakers Listen To Voters On Medicaid Expansion? 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z These toys aren’t just window dressing but will function to unlock characters and other items in the game by placing them over the camera of your tablet or smartphone device. 'Angry Birds Transformers' Trailer Hints At Tower Defense For 15th October 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Something tells me that this organization probably could make itself work on a for-profit basis and the exempt status might just have been window dressing, but I still find the IRS thinking troubling. IRS Shows Serious Meatspace Prejudice 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z “Altering a website is window dressing and doesn’t end the unjust practices associated with Operation Choke Point,” said Brian Wise, a senior adviser for the U.S. Gun retailers, payday lenders out of Choke Point’s crosshairs 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z "We must remember Caroline Flint's denunciation of women being used as window dressing," she said. Harman: I was 'sidelined' by Brown 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z “This is not window dressing. It’s not a quick fix. It’s clear that a lot of thought went into it.” Patrick calls for overhaul at Bridgewater State 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z It’s a company value “by default”—indisputable in theory, but often merely window dressing: In-vogue and appealing, but lacks real meaning. NetAppVoice: Never Underestimate The Power Of Corporate Integrity 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z To these critics, Mr. Cook is uninspiring, his social views window dressing, when what they want is magic. Tim Cook, Making Apple His Own 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z His assessment is that these trailers, instead of being window dressing, should be the goals that games like The Division aspire to. Big-budget action games shouldn't be Hollywood tragedies 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z In a statement to Polygon, attorney Jon Eisenberg — who represents one of the prisoners — called the television and video game privileges "grotesque window dressing." Guantanamo officials defend force-feeding, say "compliant" inmates can play video games 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z With Shanahan gone, Snyder this week took the window dressing off Allen’s general manager title by naming him team president and giving him real power over the roster. LOVERRO: Will Redskins rue Morocco Brown as another one who got away? 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The event will likely end up being well-intentioned window dressing. Obama's Youth Concussion Summit Won't Fix the Problem 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z But a commitment to end child poverty by 2020 is "increasingly window dressing", Save the Children added, with no viable strategy being suggested. Charity warns of record child poverty 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Appearances, too, are window dressing for the essential parts of Cueto’s start: his sneaky-smart preparation and competitiveness, and his diverse and precise arsenal. What makes Johnny Cueto so good "Will the amendments ... be effective enough to really stop mansionization, or will it be more window dressing?" L.A. councilman proposes tightening rules against 'mansionization' 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Now that Microsoft is no longer steering consumers towards touch and voice and gesture control, the Metro user interface is mostly just window dressing. The Xbox was the future — now it's just a game console 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z But Mr. Neill added, “I fear these measures will be window dressing.” Test Prep Endures in New York Schools, Despite Calls to Ease It 2014-04-30T13:47:40Z Most of its education campaigns strike me as PR window dressing. Time football followed NBA's lead on hate - Amaechi 2014-04-30T18:00:43Z But of all the efforts, Mr. Neill said, “I fear these measures will be window dressing.” Test Prep Endures in New York Schools, Despite Calls to Ease It 2014-04-30T13:47:40Z Equities also received a boost from end-of-quarter "window dressing," when money managers adjust positions to improve the look of their portfolios. Wall Street rises on Yellen's view; S&P scores modest first quarter gain 2014-04-01T00:48:08Z “This is no settlement, this is window dressing.” $765M might not cover NFL concussion claims, judge says 2014-01-15T05:00:49Z They understand that issues of inclusion are not about being nice, window dressing, PR and phrases such as Kick It Out. Football toxic for gay people - Amaechi 2014-01-08T20:31:14Z In a process known as "window dressing" banks typically conserve cash at the end of the year to keep their balance sheets looking healthy. China move calms credit concerns 2013-12-24T08:04:35Z “However, I’ve been here long enough to know that in all likelihood when there’s a problem, you get window dressing.” Obama Is Urged to Sharply Curb N.S.A. Data Mining 2013-12-19T02:01:59Z “In our community, we call that window dressing.” In Shepherding Detroit Bankruptcy, Lawyer Tackles a Job He Didn’t Ask For 2013-12-08T23:48:27Z But many Saudi women see this as little more than window dressing and are urging deeper freedom from traditional restrictions, such as those imposed by what they see as oppressive male guardianship. Saudi women seek right to drive 2013-09-28T01:54:41Z Halo and Call of Duty campaigns are only window dressing for the multiplayer, most of the time. What Percentage Of Players Will Actually Finish GTA 5? 2013-09-20T15:42:00Z It’s not much, but the single player aspect of fighting games is almost strictly window dressing at this point. 'Skullgirls' Review (PC) 2013-08-23T00:03:00Z When asked how he responded to criticism that the post was little more than window dressing, M. Almaawdah replied: "Wait for our public report and give us the chance to progress in this office." Bahrain: Is police reform facade or fact? 2013-08-22T13:32:50Z So the Community Shield was just window dressing. Soccer: Moyes Starts Briskly, but Challenges Lurk 2013-08-11T18:07:37Z However, he dismissed the change in the timeline as mere window dressing, saying Mr. Rudd was simply accelerating the policies of Ms. Gillard’s government in an attempt to win votes. Australian Leader Scraps Tax on Carbon Emissions 2013-07-16T06:16:27Z It is clear that the truncated consultation period is no more than window dressing. Letters: 'Orwellian' changes to legal aid provision 2013-05-23T20:00:02Z Mike Selvey has described it as "toothless ICC window dressing", a status which isn't going to be enhanced any by gerrymandering. The Spin 2013-05-07T14:32:00Z Authorities in the Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain say they have undertaken a lengthy list of reforms of the police but critics say the reforms are little more than window dressing. Bahrain: Is police reform facade or fact? 2013-08-22T13:32:50Z It is window dressing to disguise business as usual. Letters: Financial lapdog 2013-04-09T20:00:04Z The Guardian, in its editorial, dismissed this as political window dressing, ultimately irrelevant to the present dispute. Memo From London: Argentina’s Call for Return of Falkland Islands Causes a Stir 2013-01-05T23:42:19Z The first is end of year window dressing. Apple End of Year Window Dressing or End of Tax Gain Selling? 2012-12-31T17:17:05Z “All these other services are just window dressing,” says Mark Stahlman, president of New Media Associates. Today in Tech History: UFOs and LPs 2012-12-26T10:50:00Z As you know, when it comes to Washington, what sometimes looks like progress is actually just window dressing. Get Ready to Go Over the Cliff 2012-12-21T23:04:22Z Was the offer to Josh Hamilton window dressing? What Seattle Times sports readers are saying 2012-12-15T01:40:02Z His first taste of window dressing was a display of Singer sewing machines. How do I become … a window dresser 2012-11-27T10:54:19Z The proposal by Mr. Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, was envisioned to help pay for an across-the-board income tax cut, a move ridiculed by President Obama as window dressing to a “sketchy deal.” Democrats Like a Romney Idea to Cap Tax Deductions 2012-11-13T03:16:31Z But whether those efforts will amount to more than window dressing depends on the willingness of the next Chinese leadership team to challenge the politically connected families that run many state-owned enterprises. State Enterprises Pose Test for China’s New Leaders 2012-11-09T20:00:29Z The practice is known as "window dressing" and took place on 31 December 2007, when eight share prices were affected, and 31 January 2008, when two were affected. Iviron hedge fund manager fined £900,000 for market abuse 2012-09-28T15:35:41Z Sir Michael also said that the end of the "satisfactory" grading for schools was "not window dressing, it is not just changing the terminology". Ofsted chief urges GCSE overhaul 2012-09-02T10:02:05Z People want to see what they're buying, even it half of it is only window dressing. The $1 Million Elevator Ride 2012-07-19T15:05:35Z Likewise, the hand wringing surrounding the content of Inman’s site provides a lot of window dressing, but not as much substance. Charles Carreon on His Oatmeal Suit: "Being Unpopular Gets You Places" 2012-06-20T18:12:36Z Use some creative window dressing and we'll be able to defend you better. Why Russia is standing by Syria's Assad 2012-06-15T15:45:26Z Is this a serious commitment to clean energy or window dressing? How Serious Is BP About Wind Energy? 2012-06-14T18:17:21Z “Splitting is nothing more than window dressing,” says Chris Arnold, a Chipotle spokesman. Fewer Stock Splits, Record Share Prices 2012-05-17T22:45:52Z As part of the window dressing, there will be an announcement that the first phase of the European defence system is in place, able to block any missiles from Iran or North Korea. G8 at Camp David: what the world wants to achieve 2012-05-17T18:25:30Z But as a higher education reporter for The Washington Post who has taken lots of campus tours with kids trying to make that big decision, I’ve learned that most of this is just window dressing. College visits don?t have to be cookie-cutter 2012-03-24T17:15:00Z He had stayed out, he had got drunk, there had been that row about the Manchester window dressing only three days ago.... Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z But now they want Democrats to serve as window dressing for a bill whose significance is being greatly exaggerated. Republicans to Push Bill in an Effort to Add Jobs 2012-03-07T03:15:11Z Especially when the art of window dressing has come in recent years to be a finely developed art of its own. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z And don't even dream of choosing values that you don't firmly believe in as attractive company window dressing. Business Essential You Might Be Missing 2012-01-27T12:49:00Z The approach taken in both situations appears to be starting with the window dressing and the tactics as opposed to laying out the big picture and the vision needed. Actions Speak Louder 2012-01-25T14:48:57Z It might be billions of pennies cascading into the pockets of money managers, an unwitting gift from clients caught up in the perennial December ritual of "window dressing." Now That's Performance Art 2011-12-24T02:55:10Z Along with more fundamental factors, institutional money managers are also quietly dumping their losers before 2012 arrives, a practice known as “window dressing,” which removes stocks like Bank of America when investors read year-end reports. Stocks and Bonds: Bank Shares Skid, Hitting the Broader Indexes 2011-12-20T02:23:03Z A note on the condiments on your table: these are not window dressing. $25 and Under: Maharlika ? NYC ? Restaurant Review 2011-11-16T02:34:15Z Some critics dismissed the accord, whose details were somewhat vague, as little more than window dressing. Greek Premier, Papandereou, Praises European Debt Deal 2011-10-28T00:29:19Z The varied looks serve as “window dressing” for an opposing defense, according to Stinespring, while the Hokies run similar plays from each formation. Virginia Tech?s offense has been hindered by self-inflicted mistakes 2011-10-07T18:23:00Z “It can be window dressing,” she says, but done right, harassment training can help companies decrease turnover rates, build morale and lower absenteeism. No Slut or Nut, Anita Hill Talks 20 Years Later: Susan Antilla 2011-10-06T00:22:04Z Last week we targeted a re-test of the wedge pattern as a place to start edging into some shorts, and I was able to add as the market ignored potential “window dressing.” Now Let's See If Stocks Can Follow Through On Tuesday's Rally 2011-10-05T13:17:21Z And there's different what he calls window dressing, but it's pretty much the same. Paul McQuistan next to step into Seahawks' hole at left guard 2011-09-22T02:07:04Z Some veterans admit they chafe at Joining Forces because they have such little patience for what could be interpreted as window dressing at a time when the current trends among veterans are so frightening. How Serious Is Michelle Obama's Veterans Initiative? 2011-09-20T00:45:28Z There’s also concern that this is all window dressing. A $31 Billion Loss Creates the Biggest Tea Party: William Pesek 2011-09-04T17:22:01Z You may think of it as a kind of window dressing upon the Medieval. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z Such a position is usually window dressing on an organizational culture that is antipathetic to innovation. Why No Apple In The Food Industry -- Part 2: The Accenture Innovation Engine 2011-08-09T16:26:09Z Before the five hits and four runs in the ninth inning that ultimately served only as window dressing, the Nationals had scored four runs on 11 hits in their last three games. Nationals vs. Marlins: Washington?s ninth-inning rally dies at warning track 2011-07-28T03:23:24Z It is all part of a new appreciation for old-fashioned window dressing. Stores Demand Mannequins With Personality (Heads Optional) 2011-06-16T03:00:37Z Protesters chanted slogans against a general amnesty proposed by Mr. Assad this week, which activists criticized as both a muddled reform offer and an attempt at window dressing in the midst of a violent crackdown. Syrian Protesters Mass Again Despite Harsh Crackdown 2011-06-03T17:53:21Z According to the complaint, EDMC’s pay plan is based entirely on enrollment numbers, with additional factors mentioned in company policies serving only as window dressing. Questions Follow Leader of For-Profit Colleges 2011-05-27T02:30:36Z "This bill is still devastating for Illinois consumers, and the proposed changes are nothing more than window dressing," said Paul Gaynor, chief of the office's Public Interest Division. Smart-grid plan up to Legislature 2011-05-24T03:05:17Z As it was, it was just window dressing for an interleague series against the Chicago Cubs that was not nearly as interesting as those in baseball tried to make it out to be. One weekend is enough for interleague play 2011-05-22T22:41:09Z Perhaps it is mere window dressing by the artist. Hermann Stieffel, Soldier Artist of the West 2011-05-10T02:01:00.297Z With Taobao's chief, Jonathan Lu, taking over at Alibaba.com, critics dismissed the ouster of Wei as window dressing and called Ma's e-mail to the staff, which circulated on the Web, a publicity stunt. Alibaba's Jack Ma Fights To Win Back Trust 2011-03-23T22:00:00Z "The changes to Senate Bill 5 are just more window dressing to anti-worker legislation that will have a devastating effect on families and communities across the state," Cafaro said. Ohio House considers legislation restricting union powers 2011-03-30T15:46:20Z Too often, companies look at mission statements as corporate window dressing, just something to put on a Web site and on the walls of offices. The 6 Principles of Success 2011-03-29T14:00:00Z Those points were largely window dressing for Obama's grander idea about American power abroad. Obama on Libya: The Doctrine Is Clear, but the Mission Isn't 2011-03-29T10:00:00Z But many expect window dressing, where fund managers sell stocks with big losses and buy ones with big gains to spruce up their portfolio's quarterly performance, to dominate trading. Hot sectors, jobs on investors' radar 2011-03-27T15:19:15Z The visitors notched two tries in the final 10 minutes, both of which were pretty good, but they were really only window dressing. Harlequins 53 ? 15 Gloucester 2011-03-26T17:37:04Z But as the recent sale of J. Crew and other management-led buyouts show, the go-shop process looks more like window dressing — a way to subvert a true auction and enrich management. DealBook: 'Go Shop' Can Be a Fig Leaf for a Deal to Hide Behind 2011-03-01T02:07:42Z Before it imploded, Bear Stearns used to rely on “window dressing” to make its quarterly balance sheets look smaller. Wall Street’s Collapse to Be Mystery Forever: Jonathan Weil 2011-01-28T02:23:16Z “Upton called the move ‘window dressing’ and said it ensured that creditors and ratings agencies were happy,” commissioners wrote, citing an April 2010 interview with him. Bear Stearns Used ‘Window Dressing,’ Crisis Panel Says 2011-01-26T23:32:03Z |
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