That Parliament is ratifying it rather than voters is itself controversial: the government, led by Tony Blair at the time, promised a referendum on the constitution in 2004.The Conservatives regard the Lisbon treaty as different only cosmetically from the original constitution, a view shared by the European Scrutiny Committee in the Commons.
Whereas a few residents choose very innovative bodies for their avatars, most have shapes, male and female, that hew to the default templates and look, predictably, like cosmetically enhanced porn stars.
But they have done so in part for reasons that have less to do with the shape of political institutions and the merits (or otherwise) of politicians, than with lifestyles, technology and globalisation.The most common carp this week was that Mr Brown's proposals were cosmetically designed to help dispel his reputation for Stalinesque control-freakery.
These huddle with LDP members, the cosmetically enhanced politician included, who resent the resurgence under Mr Abe of grubby factional politics and backbenchers with the power to thwart market-oriented policy.
Anything fragile today will be broken by then.The great top-down nation-state will be only cosmetically alive, weakened by deficits, politicians' misalignment of interests and the magnification of errors by centralised systems.
Tumors are sometimes surgically removed when they interfere with organ function or are cosmetically undesirable.
They tend to have an abnormal shiny reddish appearance that is not as satisfactory cosmetically as the other types of skin graft.
They have flawless skin, glossy hair and unnaturally bright (usually blue) eyes – and they look rather like Valeria Lukyanova, the cosmetically enhanced Ukrainian model and YouTube sensation known as the "real-life Barbie".
Most intersex babies emerge from the operating theatre "female" because cosmetically altered girls' bodies are easier to create.
The Girls Aloud star was pictured earlier this year with unusually plump lips and she has now admitted to getting them cosmetically enhanced and regrets her decision to alter her features, saying it was a "very silly thing to do".
It suggested that key contributors to this were unnecessarily strict sell-by dates, poor storage, promotional offers and consumer demand for cosmetically perfect food.
