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For the first decades of Israel’s existence, the above differences with Americans were papered over by the dominance of Labor Zionism, whose universalist rhetoric meshed nicely with liberal sensibilities, even if the security policies it pursued did not.

The state also poured dollars into perceived emergencies: failing EMS services, short-staffed nursing homes, mental health and substance use programs and a dozen other areas where structural weaknesses were papered over.

The UCP papered over it for now, but the boom bust cycle is alive and well in Alberta.

In fact, it is those concerns that drive many firearm purchasers to seek legal but “un-papered” transactions, including those at gun shows.

And all the dramatics are papered over to give a happy ending.

She papered the walls with a fanciful pattern of birds and greenery, pulling inspiration from the English-style garden just outside the windows.

The economic system's injustices are expertly papered-over by a transfer system whose benefits, while means-tested, are reasonably inclusive.

The papered over these differences.

Theresa May has temporarily papered over the cracks in a fudged statement of intent, but this has only postponed the conflict for a short period.

Until Mr. Trump’s signature tax cut plan was passed in December, that schism was largely papered over in the name of unity as Republicans focused on lowering rates for corporations, wealthy Americans and middle-class families.

The painting was then juxtaposed and affixed to the internal, papered wall of a partly demolished suburban house for the photograph to be taken.