Its experience should be a shining model for the aspiring democracies at the other end of the continent as they fabricate basic laws and institutions.
It was hardly a shining model of democracy.The American army played down the violence.
At this year's Golden Globes he was feted as a shining example of a human being.
Patna, in particular, is seen as a shining example of a newly resurgent Indian heartland.
President Obama even held up Yemen as a shining example of a counter-terrorism partnership.
Not too long ago the country was being held up as a shining example.
Botswana is seen as a shining example of hope and success on the African continent.
Through her appreciation and gratitude for all the things that are truly important in life she served as a shining role model for her children and grandchildren.
EPSRC is very proud of its model: "The IDEAS Factory Sandpit has emerged as a shining EPSRC innovation invention, copied far and wide across continents, funding agencies and multinational corporations," writes organisational psychologist Bharat Maldé on the council's website.
He remembers him as "a shining man," with gleaming hair and polished shoes.
