The profiles neither sugarcoat the celebs, as do so many modern magazines, nor do they cynically tear them apart.

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There are builders who sugarcoat their proposals with big-name architects, irresistible bait in a city that shamefully settles for the ordinary.

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Watts Jr. (ROkla.) The profiles neither sugarcoat the celebs, as do so many modern magazines, nor do they cynically tear them apart.

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Shen tried to sugarcoat the decline by pointing out that the number of foreign companies newly established in China increased 34.3% to 1, 883 last month.

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But we also can't sugarcoat it and tell them that doing the right thing -- the right way -- is the appropriate conduct in life.

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At first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense, and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was trying to say, or play.

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But at least they're not trying to sugarcoat GM's performance.

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Buffett does not sugarcoat his disappointment in the industry, either.

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Since you are operating on a tight budget, it's best to hire someone who won't sugarcoat the truth or suggest that you price your home too high, given its issues.

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I'm a positive person, but I don't sugarcoat everything.

WSJ: Big Test at Johns Hopkins

She doesn't sugarcoat the very real challenges that come with age physical limitations, loss of loved ones, illness but there's good stuff, too, like wisdom, courage and a rich inner life that gets better as we age.

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