protective coloring
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Wherever the future looked most troubled and unpredictable, President Roxas painted it over with a protective coloring of red, white and blue.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only alternative is the neo-Darwinist conclusion that the insects which happen to have the most protective coloring will live longest and pass on their advantages to large numbers of offspring.
From Time Magazine Archive
That requirement has been dropped, and the recruiters look for a young man who has, besides the necessary venality, some protective coloring.
From Time Magazine Archive
For youngsters, moreover, the protective coloring can have its uses.
From Time Magazine Archive
Must we, too, be cowards and take on the protective coloring of our species?
From Why Marry? by Williams, Jesse Lynch
