Word: fabricating
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...politics is more complicated than ever right now because what seems like an irresistible force of cultural change is meeting an immovable object of political resistance. For a long time, lesbians and gays have been defining themselves into the ordinary fabric of life. All the while, conservatives have been field-testing homosexuality as a defining issue for the Republican Party, especially for the next presidential election. This is all happening while Americans generally are drifting toward a bumpy accommodation, making judgments that are intricate, ad hoc and unpredictable. In a new TIME/CNN poll, 64% of those questioned thought homosexual relations...
Mind you, the fashionistas are not draping their pages with the type of fur your granny wore. Designers have decided that since luxury is this season's watchword, fur is a staple for everything from evening wear to accessories. "I look at fur today as I look at a fabric," says Valentino. "There is no difference. I use tiny borders of mink as a ruffle in my wool suitings." From trim, fur has migrated to sportswear. Versace has a mink-lined biker boot, Prada has a mink vest, Fendi and others have fur skirts, Michael Kors has silver...
...People are looking into luxury fabric," said Bernard F. Casey, a sales associate at London-based French Connection, at 206 Newbury...
...This year, I spoke of the indestructible cohesion of Mexican society," Vasconcelos says. "Despite the economic and political problems in Mexico, the underlying fabric of Mexican society is still strong...
...life is more complicated today than it was when Gomes graduated. College students comprise a more diverse group than they did 50 or even 30 years ago--socio-economically, racially and internationally; more opportunities exist for people graduating from college; and if there ever was a well-woven moral fabric in this country, it has come unraveled. Consequently, expectations--of students, their parents and the educational institutions themselves--have changed...