Sentences with phrase «of window dressing»

The traditional shutter is an inspired and effortlessly stylish choice of window dressing and has become increasingly accessible.

This style of window dressing still lets in plenty of light but provides a little privacy if your kitchen window is at the front of the house where passers by may be able to look in.

This style of window dressing works best with lightweight or sheer fabrics.

From my point of view, being a real estate salesperson is not a «profession», and all the education connected to obtaing and retaining a real estate llicense is a lot of window dressing.

As a consumer, I would prefer, action in place of lots of window dressing and empty words.

She said Obama was «another climate denier who basically sold out with just a little bit of window dressing».

There are cutscenes with Desmond's sisters Zoe and Dolores — their parents were murdered, you see — but there's really no reason for any of this window dressing to be here, other than it trying to emulate the grown - up Castlevania games.

And because of that window dressing, I'm avoiding it.

Reconstitution of low - performing schools often consisted mostly of window dressing.

But strip away all of the window dressing and it's really just another stalker movie with a robot.

The gay establishment has always taken «L.G.B.T.» to mean «gay, with lesbian in parentheses, throw out the bisexuals, and put trans on for a little bit of window dressing.»

A stunning large crystal drum light pendants hangs in the center of an elegant bathroom fitted with an oval freestanding bathtub paired with a polished nickel floor mount tub filler mounted to a gray wood like floor in front of windows dressed in blue curtains layered in front of white roman shades.

A mirrored geometric stools its on staggered marble floor tiles beside a freestanding roll top bathtub accented with a polished nickel floor mount tub filler fixed in front of a window dressed in white pleated curtains complementing light gray wall paint.

White and grey bathroom features walls painted pale grey, Benjamin Moore Moonshine, an oval freestanding tub by Bain Ultra and a silver leaf accent table placed in front of windows dressed in gray curtains layered over white sheers alongside a calcutta marble arabesque tiled floor.

Exquisite bathroom features one marble step to a marble clad tub fitted with a deck - mount tub filler placed in front of windows dresser in white sheer curtains next to a seamless glass shower.

He has written six books: Confessions of a Window Dresser, Wacky Chicks, a memoir entitled Beautiful People and tongue - in - cheek style guides entitled Eccentric Glamour and Gay Men Don't Get Fat.

The white and mint green bathroom features a mint green claw foot tub paired with ceiling mounted round shower curtain rod framing a rainfall shower head in front of windows dressed in white and mint green striped roman shade.

Traditional bathroom boasts an Arch Top Lantern over a freestanding tub placed in front of windows dressed in blue curtains flanked by separate his and her vanities topped with white marble framing square sinks under polished nickel mirrors illuminated by Reed Single Sconces alongside a red Persian rug layered over marble floor.

Window Dressing, first created in 2007 for the street - level windows of the Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, then re-installed in 2014 for New York University's Broadway Window gallery, celebrates the artistry and labor of the window dresser, while reframing her narratives on fashion and display within the public realm.

Her use of window dressings, sourced from the communities where her images are captured, poetically tie culture and human experience to the natural landscape.

The bed is flanked by a pair of windows dressed in navy pinstriped roman shades over mismatched nightstands with a raffia trimmed nightstand to the left and an iron drum side table to the right.

White and grey bathroom features walls painted pale grey, Benjamin Moore Moonshine, an oval freestanding tub by Bain Ultra and a silver leaf accent table placed in front of windows dressed in gray curtains layered over white sheers alongside a calcutta marble arabesque tiled floor.

A stainless steel dual kitchen sink stands under a row of windows dressed in white roman shades illuminated by Ruhlmann Single Sconces.

Sun filled cottage bathroom features archway opening to nook filled with upper walls painted camel and lower walls clad in tongue and groove paneling framing around porthole window over a bank of window dressed in beige striped roman shades over claw foot tub paired with floor mounted tub filler atop mosaic marble tiled floor alongside a black spindle folding table flanked by built - in shelves.

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As Mandel - Campbell wrote in her book: «Language is only window dressing without a solid understanding of a country's culture and history.»

Unlike the other sleepy denizens of Europe's sexiest tourist attraction — at this off - peak hour, I spot just a smattering of sightseers and one entrepreneur working her window — I'm dressed in workout gear and running, not strolling, up and down the infamous alleyways.

Shares in national window dressings company Kresta Holdings have soared more than 20 per cent after raising its profit forecast on the back of an improved trading period in the second half of 2009.

The worlds of Formula One, cycling, and darts have a long tradition of using pretty, scantily - clad women as window - dressing on the sidelines and podiums.

At the Sherway Gardens location, the window in front of the women's section featured a mannequin wearing black pumps and a pink dress that hung just below the knees.

White House officials tout the appointment of US Attorney John Huber as basically a second special counsel on the FBI investigation but some conservative critics say his appointment is nothing more than window - dressing, the Hill reports.

They consistently emphasize and over index on people's titles and credentials and forget that -; unless you're only concerned with window dressing and PR -; the object of the board - building exercise is to get some regular help, a sympathetic ear or two, and some people on your team who've been there before, who will tell you the truth when necessary, and who share your vision for the business.

One of the most common mistakes content marketers make in their approach to incorporating visuals is that they treat them like window - dressings.

The New Banks have kept their corporate cash cows afloat while window - dressing owners» equity with unrealistic valuations of consumer debts that can not be paid, except at the cost of bankrupting the economy.

One often cited reason for the stock market rally at the end of the year is window dressing by investment funds — i.e., investment funds support prices at year - end in order to prettify their results — which has the purely coincidental side - effect of boosting bonus payments, which are often calculated at the turn of the year.

Crickets are chirpin'the water is high There's a soft cotton dress on the line hangin» dry Window wide open African trees Bent over backwards from a hurricane breeze Not a word of goodbye not even a note She gone with the man in the long black coat.

On the other side of the glass window, young girls were sitting on benches with matching red dresses, trying to escape their reality by watching children's cartoons on small television sets.

The forced analogies between Bible passages and modern principles of management are awkward and seem like holy window - dressing.

Liturgical renewal is not just window dressing, but a major force for justice, ecumenism and rethinking of the whole Christian message and mission.

``... very strong politically correct and left - wing revisionist history attitude or tone that's also Anti-American (especially a vague charge against «U.S. foreign policy»), and strong anti-capitalist elements... blasphemy, implied urinating, vomiting, scatological humor, and comments on breast feeding and sexual parts of people's bodies; light brief violence includes beating on car window and trying to damage car, man comically shoves people off a stage, man burns books; sexual content includes homosexual references, implied adultery with a pregnancy out of wedlock, talk about a priest raping boy in the past, a giant condom balloon placed on church steeple, references to real condoms, implied fornication; upper male nudity, man wears a dress; alcohol use and drunkenness; smoking and marijuana use depicted, including eating marijuana brownies; and, strong miscellaneous immorality includes lying, stealing, revenge, rebellion, dysfunctional family portrayed, father is a pothead and a drinker and lives in a trailer»

The rest of the universe, oh so simple and boring compared to humanity, is simply window dressing — God really concentrated when making The Earth as opposed to, say — the Andromeda galaxy.

A Zionism born of haskalah (the Jewish enlightenment) comprises Eliot's portrait of excellent Judaism; the beliefs and worship of Jews are but exotic window dressing.

The rest of the Universe is nothing but inconsequential window dressing?

After all, God is anthropocentric and the rest of the Universe is nothing but inconsequential window dressing.

But a U.S. - based victims» group, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, dismissed the event as «window dressing» on Monday.

Now this has to be beyond window - dressing of doing drive - by ministry «to» and «among» the urban poor, immigrants, and the rich, racially - ethnic diversity of the global church present in urban centers.

A solitary boatman, the unlit lamp, formal dress, and the coffin - shaped reflection of the window all convey powerful impressions of the feeling of death's presence.

«What is the point of all of this window dressing if you just worship yourself?»

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).

The details, in this instance, are «window dressing» and of no substantial significance.

Mr. Timberlake's and Mr. Pharrell Williams» summer hits are streaming from the stereo, a light breeze from the window is playing with my dress and I am drinking lemonade — do I need to say that this is my version of being in heaven!