There is nothing to be said in favour of Devlin's construal of homosexuality as 'addictive' or a 'miserable way of life' (Devlin 1965, p. v), but he himself does not rest much theoretical weight on this construal himself: what matters to him theoretically appears to be the beliefs of a population, backed up by the emotion of disgust and a degree of cool reflection.
"I think the ultimate decision on punishment should be made based on cool reflection of the facts and the evidence in the case," Campbell told me later.
In order to have a death penalty in Missouri, you've got to be able to say that the crime was committed with cool reflection, torture, or depravity of mind which includes brutality of conduct.
Mr. Lott said he would have been happy to have taken the photo with "the cool reflections on the bottom window of the ferry" (above).
But on cooler reflection the prime minister was apparently persuaded that the general's words, albeit constitutionally improper, reflect deep distress in the army high command and far beyond.
Is this just a wan reflection of a cool original, like the Chevy Malibu?
Light raindrops fell on a cool morning as Mr. Obama bowed for a moment of reflection.
Because admission is free, the audiences at the Delacorte include long-term devotees of the theater and complete novices looking for a cool night out in the park -- a vivid reflection of New York at its best.
It was not just the metal at his lips -- flashing reflections like a swerving blade -- that suggested the ice skater, for Mr. Khaner is a cool performer and a nimble virtuoso.
Christopher Caldwell's "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West" is a hot book presented under a cool, scholarly title.
We saw him first on a cool June evening, While we entered the bathhouse, twenty- Two hundred, and dipped our feet in basins of Disinfectant so that the sky above the pavilions Chlorinated with silver reflection.
