They saw war as they saw history, through an iridescent mist, deodorised, scented indeed, with all its essential cruelties tactfully hidden away. |
She washed, moisturised, shaved, cleansed, toned, scrubbed and deodorised her skin, before putting on a deep-sea facemask, accompanied by the traditional cucumbers. |
Foreign secretary David Miliband claimed the cost of having his carpets deodorised, his shirts ironed and his South Shields home cleaned. |
But just as they ditched deodorised dadrock, he dumped the safe route to security. |
Compare that to my current issue uniform cap, which gets hot and uncomfortable and stinks appallingly unless it is cleaned and deodorised twice weekly. |