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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bask in...reflected glory
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I certainly don’t want to bask in any reflected glory .
reflect light
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Snow reflects a lot of light.
reflect reality (= match or show what is really happening or true )
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Do these novels accurately reflect contemporary reality?
reflect/capture sb's mood (= show what someone is feeling )
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His comments reflected the national mood.
reflected glory (= fame that you get because you are close to someone who has done something that people admire )
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She basked in the reflective glory of her daughter's marriage to such a famous actor.
reflected glory
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I certainly don’t want to bask in any reflected glory .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
accurately
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This procedure most accurately reflects normal conception.
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The letters and complaints accurately reflect the outrage by the taxpayers at this blatant partisan action.
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His reality accurately reflected his belief system.
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The report he submitted to his superiors accurately reflected the poor state of Volunteer morale and the need for immediate corrective action.
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While age is clearly a highly relevant factor it does not always accurately reflect ability to understand.
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Their emphasis on giving instead of getting accurately reflects the demands of a tough and radical gospel.
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Although this picture no longer accurately reflects the reality of many modern corporate structures, legal rules still rest upon the old idea.
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The cover art accurately reflects the content, which is often pensive, delicate and private.
also
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But I think it also reflected his sense of the inherent fragmentary nature of life.
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But as we will see, the superiors' point of view about the managerial role also reflected their biases.
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It may also reflect the nature of the inmate population.
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The will of the people is also reflected in the elected officials the voters have chosen to select the judges.
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Good nature and a sense of humour, as well as an alert and well-stocked mind are also reflected in the face.
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It also reflects the characteristics of the family as a part of the political system.
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Mr Ashdown's personal popularity is also reflected in a separate Gallup poll measuring the standing of the parties.
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The Stoic tradition also reflected diverse perspectives.
back
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The monument is a V-shaped low wall of polished black granite that reflects back the image of the viewer.
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From time to time, the counselor might reflect back to the child what is happening.
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Their faces were reflected back , two black heads and one brown, close together.
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At first, I could see only my own face reflected back .
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For her other people only exist to help her reflect back well on herself.
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The windshield was smeared with dirt and reflected back the perfect depth of the sky.
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An optometrist can calculate the strength of glasses a person needs by judging the light reflected back from the retina.
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The resource person listens attentively and reflects back what is said, in the L1, in a non-critical way.
on
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The anniversary had remained trapped in the unconscious, never reflected on .
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I urge those on both Front Benches to reflect on how they can make up for that democratic lack.
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What questions do the words ask you to reflect on ?
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A peaceful journey home with lots to reflect on and pray and share with others.
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For several days afterward, reflecting on what he had said, she found herself close to tears.
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We must reflect on whether further measures might be needed to put extra pressure on authorities to bring properties back into use.
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She reflected on how much she had changed since the last festival, less than seven weeks ago.
probably
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The concerns of older people about their future health care probably reflect beliefs about modern medicine and priorities within the medical profession.
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That probably reflects a higher number of unemployed managers and others in the business world.
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This difference probably reflects the variation in questions and methodology used in the two surveys.
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Reynolds and others say the loss probably reflects the nationwide average cited by the cable association.
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The range of mating systems shown by the dunnock probably reflects the differences in the interests of males and females.
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This probably reflects a change in the children to be placed.
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This probably reflects the balance of their training where the emphasis is upon pre-school aged children.
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The election's last-minute switch to Labour probably reflected a genuine desire on some voters' part to get the Tories out.
■ NOUN
attitude
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His game reflects an attitude with shots crisp, incisively biting.
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The black jurors who voted to acquit Simpson reflected the attitudes of their communities and brought their life experiences into the courtroom.
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However, she felt that this was artificial and did not reflect their real attitudes .
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The second is a measure of the depth and severity of partisan cleavage, reflected in attitudes toward marriage across party lines.
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His performance in the job was to reflect that attitude .
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Our thoughts on dying, of course, reflect our attitudes toward life.
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Between them they reflect some of the attitudes and show some of the suffering of the period.
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This has been reflected in the attitude of the National Front towards new commonwealth citizens in the United Kingdom in recent times.
change
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The 1992 figures reflect a change in the method of accounting for certain deferred income tax benefits.
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The $ 200, 000 capital gain is illusory, reflecting the change in the overall price level since 1962.
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Jessamy's mood didn't reflect the change in the weather.
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The Sunday Night Supper reflected a fundamental change in social Washington since the beginning of the war.
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There is an urgent need for publishing to reflect that change of perspective.
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Thus it is that evolving behaviors reflect qualitative changes in many schemata.
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The 1993 figures reflect changes in the method of accounting for post-retirement benefits.
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From the 1950s to the 1990s radical changes in teaching styles reflect major changes in social and cultural values.
concern
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Censorship reflects the social concerns and even fears of society and government at the time.
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His call reflects concern that other currencies could depreciate against the euro, leading to strains among the 15 member states.
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It reflected growing concern about the level of spending on congressional election campaigns.
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Gene Taylor, D-Miss., but it reflected concerns a number of lawmakers voiced Tuesday about constituent complaints.
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This image has attracted extensive discussion from a range of perspectives, reflecting many differing concerns .
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The subject never appears in polls reflecting major public concerns .
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The principle of ability to pay thus reflects a concern about vertical equity.
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The noble cataract reflects the concerns , the fancies, and the failings of the times.
difference
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It also highlights significant regional variations, possibly reflecting a marked difference in schools' approach to discipline.
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The split reflects a difference of opinion simmering for months within the Republican Party.
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Health authorities are encouraged to arrange for the services which ethnic minority communities need and which reflect cultural differences .
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We think what this reflects is an honest difference of opinion about business decisions.
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This variation in signal intensity may reflect the differences in the cell density of tissues that express the gene.
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With older children, the issues are more complex and may truly reflect differences in male and female attitudes.
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That discussion in turn reflected a second difference .
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Expressions of power often reflect honest differences between people seeking to achieve their work-related objectives.
fact
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However slowly, the forms tended over time to reflect the facts .
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The methodology chapter must reflect the actual facts of the research experience.
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My regard for her was reflected in the fact that I asked her to be my son, Giles's godmother.
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I think the success of ballot measures to restrict hunting reflects the fact that our society is increasingly urbanized.
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These phases and the difficulties of separating them reflect the fact that mental processes are not subject to clearly defined distinctions and boundaries.
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Here, you can help him reflect on the fact that maybe he is being extra hard on you.
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He said the school's difficulties partly reflected the fact it will not employ teachers permanently without seeing them teach.
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But it also reflects the fact that older workers are, by virtue of their life situation, more reliable.
interest
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Are the competing views purely academic debates, or do they also reflect wider social interests ? 4.
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Other products will help those same users personalize their workstations with themes reflecting their interests .
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The divergent views simply reflected their different interests .
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Fairbank's personality reflected wide cultural interests and a gift for friendship.
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Rather they appeared as a selection - and a selection that seemed to reflect the interests of the powerful.
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Their degree reflects their interest and comments upon their specific abilities.
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Those organisations reflect interests from conservation to tourism, from business to rural affairs, and from education to art history.
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Criminal law is assumed to express and reflect the interests of the ruling class.
level
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In both countries, therefore, the priority given to education was reflected in high levels of expenditure.
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Together the two motions should, they believed, reflect sea level throughout the ages.
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Existing scale charges are not sufficiently refined to reflect the level of benefit of any particular car provided to an employee.
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Trading was extraordinarily heavy, reflecting high levels of computer-driven trading activity.
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The production of the three subunits in minicells should reflect the level of production within the cell.
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Very low-grade disseminated copper mineralisation may reflect the eroded deep levels of a copper porphyry system.
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The composition of the panel usually reflects the level of required expenditure.
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Two examples serve to reflect the level of evidence.
mood
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Cheney's announcement nevertheless reflected a mood of caution at the Department of Defence.
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Despite such incidents, photocopies of articles critical of Niyazov circulate anyway, as do jokes that reflect the public mood .
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The bags under their eyes reflect the wild mood swings that have afflicted the party since the first week.
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Isolationism reigned in the Congress, reflecting a national mood .
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Easy Rider happened to become the film of the moment because it reflected the mood of the moment.
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The main colour in your scheme should reflect this mood .
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As usual Congress reflects the mood .
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The stock market reflected the more optimistic mood , with the FTSE-100 index closing up 18.2 at 2,400.9.
nature
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These variations presumably reflect the nature of the sea-bed and availability of food.
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So our crying level may reflect more nature than nurture.
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The constant should be adjusted to reflect fairly the nature of the actual work involved.
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Their different responses reflected the nature of the history they had so far lived through, and partly determined their future.
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It may also reflect the nature of the inmate population.
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These bases reflect the ecumenical nature of her work.
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These investments have therefore been treated as cash equivalents in preparing the cash flow statement reflecting the liquid nature of the investments.
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If the state of affairs in Bosnia reflects the nature of a multi-cultural society, this policy is open to question.
need
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The next step was to devise a budget allocation procedure that reflected the health needs of different areas.
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Eliminate narrow job-training programs, those geared to low-wage, low-skill occupations, and those that do not reflect labor-market needs .
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This chapter will reflect those needs .
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Serigraph also has worked to raise standards at the high school to reflect its needs .
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The structure of the course in Office Studies reflects those changes and needs .
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Architectural form should not rigidly follow function, but ought to reflect the needs of the social body it represents.
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From this, we step forward to reflect on the essential need for humility.
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This is your day and we will endeavour to organise it in a way that reflects your needs and requirements.
performance
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The physical limitations of the processor and memory in the existing configuration are reflected quantitatively in the performance of the system.
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That reflects past performance , a fact, not future performance, which is largely guesswork.
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The main point of our work is to establish earnings that reflect the company's performance .
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Morrison's strong showing in recent years reflects its performance as a recession-proof business.
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The dynamism within the urban system is reflected in the performance of individual cities.
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Interrelated tasks should be linked in order to reflect areas where performance and time-scale may be critical.
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They are also attracted by the pay: because it reflects performance , precocious types can earn more than their elders.
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The value of your units can go up and down reflecting the performance of the underlying investments.
price
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They must instead stick to a range of sensible prices reflecting the value of the target business to them.
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The stock price already reflects the expected profits that come rolling in when the college kids invade.
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Much more complicated is how to make allowance for price differences which reflect different qualities of goods.
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Allowing insiders - ie, better-informed people - to profit from trading means that share prices reflect information more quickly.
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In order for markets to be allocatively efficient, prices must correctly reflect the opportunity costs of goods.
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When the information becomes publicly available the share price will adjust to reflect the true underlying value of the shares.
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Moreover, countries should price fuels to reflect their full costs, including environmental costs.
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The aim is to have prices reflect all available information and so provide reliable signals upon which investment decisions can be based.
reality
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Social and employment policy must reflect these new realities .
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Attitudes and speech patterns remain in place long after they no longer reflect reality .
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The content of core programmes will continue to evolve to reflect the changing reality of the business environment.
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The appearance is one of thoroughness, but whether the assumptions reflect reality can usually be questioned.
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Instead it is argued that the unusual social profile of lawbreakers did reflect social reality .
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This first budget also reflects practical and political realities .
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A second advantage of the legal definition is that it reflects a political reality .
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Other viewpoints reflected a different reality .
value
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Its chairman, Ralph Hinchcliffe, said the price fully reflected the value of the businesses.
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These plays were the mouthpiece of the revolutionary bourgeoisie and always reflected their values .
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They must instead stick to a range of sensible prices reflecting the value of the target business to them.
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But lawyers reflect the standards and values of the people who hire them.
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Chicago policemen, like most policemen, reflect blue-collar values .
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It is no accident that these three processes combine to produce buildings that reflect the values of those involved.
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Our institutions were set up by middle-class people and the staff, even when their own origins are working-class, reflect those values .
view
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The regulatory approach to credit has generally reflected the more guarded view .
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The rest of the media reflected this view of an activist President keenly pursuing a policy he deeply believed in.
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He apologized for that statement and, as he explained at the time, that statement does not reflect his views .
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But there is little doubt it reflected views held strongly in the Oval Office.
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This he did, insisting that Mr Bangemann's remarks reflected his own personal views .
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In contrast, the group approach reflects an integrative view of society.
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Compromise is often seen to be weak and commitment to the decision reflects that view .
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This is a crucial point reflected in the contrasting views of the role of the state discussed earlier in this chapter.
■ VERB
design
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It is an exhibition designed to attract and reflect all aspects of health and leisure activities.
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Louis area is designed to reflect the local economy.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bask/bathe in sb's/sth's (reflected) glory
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A less ambitious painter would have been content merely to bask in the glory that his canvases had earned him.
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And, on occasions like last Sunday's Baftas, bathe in reflected glory . % % % Overreaction?
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His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.
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I certainly don't want to bask in any reflected glory .
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Nigel went on for years basking in the glory of his first book.
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She would have basked in the reflected glory of their marriages; she could have boasted of her sons-in-law for ever more.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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From my hotel room, I saw the lights of Budapest reflected in the Danube.
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His fair, freckled skin and blue eyes reflect his Irish heritage.
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I was dazzled by the sunlight reflecting off the wet road.
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In warm weather, wear light-coloured clothing to reflect the heat.
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Picasso's "Le Miroir" is a rear-view of a model reflected in a mirror.
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The culture of a nation is always reflected in its language.
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The moon reflects the sun's rays.
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The poll results reflect widespread anxiety about the economy.
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The radar signal that reflects back from the airplane is received by the radar dish and is electronically analysed.
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The three-year guarantee reflects the company's confidence in the quality of its products.
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The white painted walls reflected the firelight.
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This poll reflects what the Republicans of California are sensing.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A 1995 national survey of more than 1, 000 restaurant and fast-food workers reflected the findings of Lewicki and his colleagues.
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Eliminate narrow job-training programs, those geared to low-wage, low-skill occupations, and those that do not reflect labor-market needs.
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However slowly, the forms tended over time to reflect the facts.
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If the serum albumin concentration is normal, the total serum calcium level reflects the ionized calcium concentration.
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It was, she reflected, exactly the kind of place a high-flier like Luke would choose.
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Perhaps, she reflected ruefully, she was just easily irritated.
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Plant fossils are often to be found in particular beds, reflecting conditions of deposition that were just right for their preservation.
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Tax studies purporting to show that most capital gains tax is paid by higher-income individuals reflect a fundamental error.