noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
accurate
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The map is drawn to help the traveller, not to be an accurate reflection of reality.
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People need to see accurate cultural reflections of themselves in order to feet welcomed and rooted.
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Evidence is also presented which suggests that amylase determination in oesophageal fluid is an accurate reflection of salivary contamination.
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These changes are designed to provide a more accurate reflection of the roles of the various officers.
critical
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Then we have the student's critical reflections on that discourse.
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Similar passages of critical reflection or speculation can be found in many books.
fair
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As this is more than a fair reflection of Sri Lanka's strengths and weaknesses, it was all very accommodating.
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The analysis reveals the information that could or should exist if the model is a fair reflection of the real world activity.
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Oldfield's initial deal had been a fair reflection of the market-place at the time.
further
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This last comparison provokes one further reflection .
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What is seen first as an issue may be resolved in further inquiry and reflection .
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This essay presents further reflections on comparative method.
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Some work, some do not work and provoke further active reflection .
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On further reflection , I think this is exactly what he is saying, and its significance is immense.
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Consumer durables Ownership of particular consumer durables is a further reflection of standards of living.
internal
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An optical fibre uses total internal reflection to carry a light beam over long distance and around corners.
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Reflective abstraction is internal thought or reflection based on available knowledge.
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It is not the purpose here to explain exactly how an optical fibre works in terms of total internal reflection .
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At the formal operational level, internal reflection can result in new knowledge-new construction.
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This is an example of total internal reflection . 35.
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A third way, called an endoscope, uses the principle of total internal reflection which we saw in the demonstration.
mature
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His men would carry their standard-issue M16 rifles, although on mature reflection he decided that they should not be loaded.
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On mature reflection , however, I begin to see his point.
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One can not condemn some one without mature reflection on his conduct.
sad
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One could argue that the poisonous atmosphere in rugby is a rather sad reflection of the vitriolic exchanges between politicians.
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Meanwhile a sad reflection dawns upon the well-intentioned occupant of the ministerial chair.
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A sad reflection on human nature, and the times we live in, but true.
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When he leaves her for the Gipsy and she dances. alone, it becomes a sad reflection of what has been.
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It is a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together.
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It is a sad reflection on the Opposition.
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It is a sad reflection on his party that for so long he did not enjoy a smell of office.
simple
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Restrictions on and beliefs about language may be part of the construction of gender rather than a simple reflection of it.
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What is needed to counter it is the simple reflection that there are some things that every rational person desires and values.
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This line of development underlines the base/superstructure dichotomy and reduces consciousness to a simple reflection of the material base of society.
theological
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Requests for funding theological reflection need to be stimulated.
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One morning she was working at home on an assignment for her class in theological reflection .
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Any theological reflection on human work and social praxis ought to be rooted in this fundamental affirmation.
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The most systematic theological reflection on these problems was offered in this period by Ernst Troeltsch.
true
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It could be argued that this apparent overestimate is a true reflection of the total amount of uplift.
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But true reflection inspires, informs, and ultimately demands resolution.
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It seems unlikely, however, that this is a true reflection of the significance of such behaviour.
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Prices fixed by private monopolies such as these would be no truer a reflection of the market than those fixed by the state.
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In doing so, it was a true reflection of the outlook and political style of the Home Secretary.
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An image of national unity should be portrayed even if this was not a true reflection of reality.
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A true reflection of the high cultural status Guinness has achieved in its native land.
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Her husband, the Rev. George Butler, understood it as a true reflection of divine love.
■ VERB
catch
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She wondered how Angharad felt when she caught sight of her reflection in shop windows.
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Norm caught their reflection in the plate-glass window.
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As she stood up she caught sight of her reflection in the fly-spotted mirror.
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She caught sight of her reflection in the long looking-glass.
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Then, over her shoulder, he caught sight of the reflection in the glass of one of the picture frames.
look
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But if you keep looking beyond the reflections you eventually notice the glow creeping into the sky.
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Jim Scott looked at his reflection in the mirror, studying his features.
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She looked at her reflection in the wall-length mirror, lifting her chin.
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He looked at his reflection in the window over the sink.
provide
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Finally, the chapter concludes by providing some reflections about the prospects during the decade ahead.
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These changes are designed to provide a more accurate reflection of the roles of the various officers.
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The cocoa trade provides a stark reflection of the power relations behind South-North trade.
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It provides an interesting reflection on the type of farming that predominates in the various parts of the country.
see
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I see my weapons as reflections of a sensible, realistic caution - that of a true professional.
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I saw my reflection in the window.
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Apart from lights from distant towns, all she saw was her own reflection in the dark glass.
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Just the same, I had the feeling I was seeing some sort of reflection , a light, a color.
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Unfortunately Shepard's radar stubbornly refused to see its own reflections .
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Women see their reflections an aver-age of seventeen times a day.
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He waited until he could no longer see the reflection of her candle, before going back to the dining room.
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They seem a lot less sure about what they want to see in the reflection .&038;.
stare
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Theda was left to stare again at her reflection , all her pleasure in the delectable peach gown destroyed.
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Or remain to stare down the reflection of his own fear?
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Crossing to the dressing-table, she sat down, staring at her reflection glumly.
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Once inside, she sank on to the quilted bench opposite the marble vanity and stared at her reflection .
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He cleaned up as best he could and stared blankly at his reflection , noting the flamboyant colors and the swelling.
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Doubts came rushing in as she stared at her reflection , wondering what on earth had possessed her to buy it.
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He stared into his own reflection in the tarnished mirror at the back of the counter.
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With a silly smile on her face she walked across to stare at her reflection in the dressing-table mirror.
study
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Then she studied her maid's reflection in the glass.
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The people at the curb listened to the speeches and snapped their papers, studying their reflections in the darkened windows.
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He stood up, walked across to the mirror and there studied his reflection .
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He glanced up from the letter and studied his reflection in the glass panel of the cabinet door.
watch
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He went back to looking out the window, sometimes watching the reflection of the room in it.
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Others leaned over the gunwale watching their own reflections ripple over the black water.
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She wound the window down and watched her own reflection disappear.
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In darkness we stood at the windows, watching our reflections .
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We watch their reflection and they watch ours.
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He caught it and flipped it again watching the flashing reflections lazily.
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If you want to watch your reflection pacing beside you, there it is.
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Standing close to its edge she watched her reflection there.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
on mature reflection/consideration
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His men would carry their standard-issue M16 rifles, although on mature reflection he decided that they should not be loaded.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a reflection of the moon on the surface of the lake
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Anna stood looking at her reflection in the mirror.
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I could see my reflection in his glasses.
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Many working women have little time for reflection .
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the reflection of the moon on the surface of the lake
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A third way, called an endoscope, uses the principle of total internal reflection which we saw in the demonstration.
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It is not just an automatic reflection of gender.
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Methods of controlling expenses are a mere reflection of the levels of trust in an organization.
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The contrasting images which survive of Osred are probably a reflection of the increasing divisions within the Northumbrian kingdom at this time.
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The full bright moon and the reflection of the snow made a mockery of the night.
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Whether they liked him or not, Johnson was an awfully good reflection on them.