Sentences with phrase «new coat of varnish»

'' The Motorola CLIQ 2 is a fantastic update to the original CLIQ, offering all of the expected features of old with a shiny new coat of varnish.

When Duncan's testimony broached the broader idea at a March Congressional hearing, the House Appropriations Committee chairman, David Obey, a Democratic representative from Wisconsin — which finished 26th out of 41 entrants in the first round of the Race — reminded Duncan of the states» dire need for basic funds and signaled his skepticism about the Race reforms, declaring, «When the sailboat is sinking, my top priority would not be to put a new coat of varnish on the deck.»

Cut Bank is not a top - tier movie, and not just because scriptwriter Roberto Patino cherry - picked his favorite elements of Fargo, No Country For Old Men, (the Coen is strong with this one), and Killer Joe, slapped a new coat of varnish on them, and called them his own.