Companies and funds bought liquid paper to window-dress their balance books. From Wordnik.com. [Treasurys Post First Monthly Gain of the Year] Reference
Ah Schnorer, I love the way you window-dress the McCain press releases and campaign commercials!. From Wordnik.com. [“It’s Always Darkest Before . . . ” - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
BILL BRADLEY (D), FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We don't window-dress diversity, we are the party of diversity!. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Democratic National Convention: Al Gore Accepts His Party's Presidential Nomination - August 17, 2000] Reference
The need to window-dress balance sheets before the quarter-end Tuesday contributed to the tension in short-term funding market. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Treasury prices soar] Reference
Also weighing on the U.S. currency were foreign companies repatriating money home to window-dress their balance sheets at year end, analysts said. From Wordnik.com. [Dollar's Level on Yen Faces Test] Reference
Last week, China announced some tax cuts for rural lenders, in an apparent move to window-dress the prospect of Agricultural Bank's profitability. From Wordnik.com. [China to Review Agricultural Bank IPO] Reference
In contrast, foreign companies are expected to sell the dollar and repatriate money to window-dress their balance books at year end, analysts said. From Wordnik.com. [For Dollar, December Blues] Reference
Companies and institutional investors also tend to hold low-risk government debt at the end of the quarter as a way to window-dress their balance sheets. From Wordnik.com. [Treasurys Extend Rally] Reference
Management of a financial institution also can window-dress information it provides to the board to have the approval which will mean reaching the target and getting the bonus. From Wordnik.com. [Behind Each Toxic Bank Asset There Is a Toxic Executive] Reference
"They just become bad if they're used to window-dress accounts.". From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
That's exactly what he said - O is using the language of the Enlightenment, he's co-opted the jargon to window-dress his neo-liberal decisions. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Former NBA basketball player John Amaechi, who was involved with the project, condemned the cancellation and attacked the film as "further proof of the FA's willingness to window-dress its most serious problems". From Wordnik.com. [PinkNews.co.uk] Reference
These things are usually very subtle, so you must also keep in mind that even though you will have to learn a lot and use only a fraction of that, you have to resist the temptation to window-dress what is known in more complicated language. From Wordnik.com. [iMechanica - Comments] Reference
IoUs that do not reflect in its budget books †"to window-dress oil firms†™ bottomlines. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
"It doesn't hurt to window-dress your rock gardens or flowerbeds with plants that hummingbirds seek out. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News from SYS-CON ITALIA] Reference
As such, FDs and over-zealous CEOs (so, most of them!) window-dress the figures heavily for the year-end. ". From Wordnik.com. [Fool.co.uk - Headlines] Reference
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