If they want the illusion of their nice French shelter, Sarkozy will lose".
"It's nice to have created the illusion of having mastered anything but I just really go through and edit my work over and over again," he said.
It's not particularly nice, but it gives the illusion of privacy and independence that I wouldn't get if I were living under the same roof as my dad.
When you're sad, it's nice to buy into the illusion that they'll live happily ever after, or the long-lost family members will be reunited, or the real winner is the one who has the most fun.
Illusion is a nice skill that can come in handy.
Plus: a nice tan will give an illusion of a much more muscular body, since a darker skin creates small "shadows".
I always feel as though I am showing up at a nice house for a private party, an illusion reinforced by the intimate dining room, decorated in restrained good taste.
Of course, the people and cattle in the pictures don't move, which kind of breaks the illusion, but it's a nice touch.
Trouble is, all those nice plans that went wrong were not illusions.
During my interview with Dr. Koretz, he noted that by not rigorously analyzing the phenomenon of high-stakes testing, "we're creating an illusion of success that is really nice for everybody in the system except the kids".
