Band-Aids

The term "Band-Aid" has a pejorative connotation, but it's an apt description of how they function, which is to say, they've been called Band-Aids precisely because they've been used as Band-Aids: organizations deploy them chiefly to mitigate (or eliminate) chronic business pain points, such as poor ad hoc query performance.

Enterprise Strategies 2009

Mom had never owned Band-Aids or bandages or any kind of first aid tools.

Universal Meg Pokrass 2012

"I forgot to put my Band-Aids on, because when I get nervous... look at that," she says, displaying her wrecked nails and peeled fingertips just minutes before she's set to take the stage in McKinley High's auditorium.

Charice on Sunshine's (Maybe) Shady Return to Glee: I Don't Know If She's Nice 2011

As a reasonable Jewish person, I propose that we squeeze our eyes tightly and tear the Band-Aids from our hairy arms by coming to terms with the fact that, like secular Christmas i.e. the one with elves, Hanukkah is probably a made-up holiday, no matter how painful this admission may be.

Danny Licht: Jews for Christmas, or How to Make the Holidays Less Blue Danny Licht 2011

This was the recognized threat to the global financial system from the beginning, the reason for Hank Paulson's abortive "super SIV" fund, the reason for the Fed's interventions on behalf of Bear Stearns, the reason for several other inadequate Band-Aids until Lehman's unraveling finally produced a full Monty panic response from governments around the world.

The Fannie and Freddie Hate Storm Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011

When I was little, I had to mop cuts with my clothing or ask neighbors for Band-Aids.

Universal Meg Pokrass 2012

"The world is a lot kinder and softer and you do have to provide Band-Aids every so often," he says.

Investor's Gift Expands Medical Education in Israel Melanie Grayce West 2011

She is in her eighth year as a volunteer, a housemother-type who gives hugs, leads prayers, applies Band-Aids and sews on buttons.

Colima orphanage runs on faith 2009

But these temporary policies will do little to jump-start the economy, much as earlier temporary economic Band-Aids, such as the 2009 stimulus, did little to improve the economy.

Stimulus and the Depression: The Untold Story Harold L. Cole 2011

The maker of Band-Aids, baby shampoo and other products said sales rose 3.5% to $16.17 billion, with currency-exchange trends contributing 1.7 percentage points of the growth.

J&J Profit Falls; Forecast Boosted Peter Loftus 2011