Sentences with phrase «into window dressing»

People don't realize just how much work goes into window dressing the average mutual fund.

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Go into the parking lot on any given day and you will see: College students lugging heavy cases of bottled water, men in wife - beaters with their brown left arms hanging out the windows of their souped - up pick - up trucks, women in cotton dresses driving a team of horses to the hitching rail (yes, our Wal - Mart has a hitching rail).

When stepping into a winter wonderland (or, you know, a party with that theme), take a cue from Dakota at the Barneys New York «Baz Dazzled» holiday window unveiling dinner in N.Y.C. and opt for something pretty and warm (like this caped sweater dress), plus a pair of - the - moment over-the-knee boots.

This Bernie Dexter Amy dress in manor print was high on my list of Must Haves — a longtime fan of the over-corset, this dress seemed just as dreamy as an antique painting, with a border print giving a window into the past.

They pile into the plane, Alex practically hanging out of the window trying to snap pictures while Ben plays Candy Crush, dressed in a cashmere sweater and inappropriately suave camel coat.

Opening a window into the soul of the American family, Alexander Payne's Nebraska is dressed up with the trappings of a fictional feature, but that's only an excuse to observe a father and a son nearing the end of their relationship.

These amount to Jackie showering off her husband's blood, Jackie's face in the window of a car that reflects droves of bystanders, Jackie changing into her red dress to dance in sorrow to «Camelot».

For me, it served well enough as spooky window dressing, an excuse to get into this rich, creepy world and fight some freaky apparitions.

He doesn't deliver many lines, but he has undeniable presence, and breathes life and humanity into what might otherwise be just window dressing.

We've put fancy window dressing on the latter, with rhetoric about «career pathways» that will lead non-college-bound students into good jobs.

You want to «window dress» the company to look more attractive... you don't want their due diligence team running into an organization with extremely low morale and confusion.

It was a single - line track, but squatters had moved their huts so close to it, I could look into their windows and across rooms where children sat playing on the floor; I could smell the cooking food — fish and blistering meat — and see people waking and dressing; at one window a man in a hammock swung inches from my nose.

2 to 4 people can be comfortably accommodated / • Main bedroom with queen size bed and fine linen • Ample cupboards and dressing table • Luxurious en - suite bathroom with large shower and double vanity • A second bedroom with two single beds and its own en - suite is an optional extra • The clerestory windows bring views of the mountain behind into the spacious, light filled living area where two custom made daybeds work equally well as two single or as a double bed • Well equipped kitchenette with fridge, microwave / convection oven, gas hob and state of the art appliances • Glazed sliding, folding doors provide a seamless flow from the living area onto a magnificent balau deck with 360 degree views.

In the scheme of things, they're ultimately all window dressing, as the game revolves around the route into and out of the level, and the differing placement of the grids where your towers sit.

Just Cause 2 (Avalanche Studios, Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC) One of the first games to elevate explosions into an in - game currency from mere window dressing, Just Cause 2's National Geographic photo - spread of a world is one of the year's most enjoyable to visit both as a tourist and as a terrorist.

Sculptors Guild at Art Cologne The Sculptors Guild annually «dresses» the windows of Saks 5th Avenue, NYC and has been instrumental in transforming historic Governors Island, NY into a cultural destination with annual indoor and outdoor exhibitions, carving workshops and gallery talks.

When the issue is unavoidable, he engages in policy window dressing in order to fool the Australian public into believing that the Government takes its responsibilities seriously.

It may screw up the faces of some to see it this way, but a protest is a protest is a protest, and whether you're putting on 350 year old costume (it is said that the bar of England went into mourning on the death of Charles II in 1685 and never came out) or dressed in torn jeans and lighting a can fire, those are trappings and window dressing.

The effort is nothing more than window dressing if there is no mission to propel it forward, no commitment to realign corporate strategies and methods of operation that put into action a new organizational mindset.

This window dressing can be easily translates into a stylish family room or a chic and glamorous living room.

When dressing large windows, consider the scale of pattern; too large a print can overpower, too small looks fussy and will blend into the background.

A modern take on traditional lace curtains, sheer curtains made from voile or chiffon fabric are an excellent option for dressing windows in rooms that you want to allow light into, but don't want passers by to be able to see in like glazed outside doors or cloakrooms.

Not only does the design you choose need to be attractive, it will ultimately dictate the light that's cast into the space, so a versatile window dressing is your best option.

Love the rustic wood, faux or any kind of brick, re-purposed dressers into functional divided study space, and even the reflection of the galvanized corrugated window well add up to «most creative and efficient use of time, talent and raw material I have seen in forever.»