Although officials from the United States labored to portray this compromise in a positive light, Mahathir felt no need to gild the lily.
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Similarly, Dutch landscape architect Adam Geuze's " room " in the center of a swamp at Cypress Gardens seems to gild the lily pad.
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Goldsmith left the Chantoozies to pursue a solo singing career before the band released their second album, " Gild the Lily " in 1991.
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A weaker yen merely gilds the lily by helping companies that are already thriving, said Richard Jerram, chief economist at ING Baring Securities ( Japan ) Ltd.
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I used to get into arguments with the copy editor . ( " I don't care if Shakespeare wrote paint the lily, people say gild the lily . ")
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Critics say that with so many tourist dollars at stake, some leaf hot lines tend to gild the lily _ or the maples, oaks and aspens at any rate.
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Millions of people are taking time out to gild the lily-- and the wreath, basket, flower arrangement, sweat shirt and angel-- as the humble art of crafting sweeps the country.
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As the one who brushes the blush on the Virgin Mary's cheeks and gilds the lilies on St . Joseph's staff, Eduardo Esparza is catching his breath between busy seasons.
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"We're not talking about a company that gilds the lily, " said Frank Knuettel, oil analyst at PaineWebber Inc ., who said San Francisco-based Chevron is conservative and not given to exaggeration.
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To speak of back-seat room in this car is to gild the lily _ there isn't much head or knee space and the rear doors are quite narrow at the bottom making entry / exit tight.
