The crowd, usually a friendly group despite some vampirish clothes and complexions, wasn't pleased.

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Teeth, complexions and clothes all evoke the prosperous Poland of today more than the squalor and hunger of 1945.

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But the parliament and the new commission may find themselves less at odds than their respective political complexions suggest.

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And he has not renounced the interventionist tendencies which have characterised German governments of all political complexions in the past.

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Still, one of her key methods to ensure flawless complexions for clients like actresses Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz is decidedly low-fi: advice on healthy eating.

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Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.

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Sir Nigel argued that governments of all complexions needed to cope with a new environment after the decline in public deference and the decline of the belief "the powers that be" were right.

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Mr Clinton's efforts to be all things to all men were at their worst in the first year of his administration, because he had come through a primary election in which he had faced strong challengers of all complexions.

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