Sentence examples for an occasion for reflection from inspiring English sources

But the centenary of the genocide, in 2015, may be more than just an occasion for reflection.

A birthday was supposed to be an occasion for reflection, when one took stock of one's life so that goals for the coming year could be decided upon.

The anniversary of the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy and the freezing of the credit markets that followed is an occasion for reflection.

The paintings of Frida Kahlo, discussed in "Topic Two: Pollock and Kahlo," become an occasion for reflection on the trials of pregnancy, female suffering and male infidelity.

"As a general principle when a country finds itself totally isolated and has virtually no allies, it should be an occasion for reflection on its policy line," said Jeffrey Laurenti, executive director of Policy Studies at the United Nations Association of the United States, a grass-roots organization in Washington.

11," the ever-accumulating attempts to assimilate the horror into more normal modes of experience, to make it an occasion for commemoration, reflection and healing.

Such popularity on a global scale offers an occasion for critical reflection about the transnational economic forces and cultural politics that shape literary supply and demand.

Departing editors are allowed, however, to give themselves one final consolation: a signed, valedictory editorial as an occasion for some reflection, some explanation, much self-indulgence and usually a little ancestor-worship.

But extra downtime during vacations and long summer weekends can also be an occasion for personal reflection.

The recent G20 meeting in Hangzhou, China, should have been an occasion for considerable reflection, yet a week or so later, it was hard to find any reference to it in the press.

In a decent society, the relish with which these men in suits trashed an occasion for civic reflection would be taken as an insult to the country.