It reflects perhaps the most prominent symptom of the Capital of Culture: wherever it descends, it results in a spasm of accelerated projects, favouring exterior image and the power of spectacle over long-term, joined-up thinking.
"It was bureaucracy certainly," he says, weighing his words, "but it reflects, perhaps, certain attitudes of the government … When I was refused, the feeling was quite sensational because I had just opened a door" – his Chinese passport had been returned – "and then there was another door.
The system as it stands, he said, was failing the taxpayer, a notion reflected perhaps in the legislative body's approval rating.
Mr. Bharara said the sex trafficking reflected perhaps "a new low for the Gambino family".
This reflected, perhaps, the embarrassment that memorial officials have felt about the portrayal of Aboriginal people as fauna.
That reflected, perhaps, the notion that a manager of a high-payroll team of superstars cannot do anything extraordinary.
The criminal justice system provides little incentive for accused persons to take responsibility for their actions – something reflected, perhaps, in the number of perpetrators.
At that moment, I looked down at our grasp and reflected: perhaps, hatred can be combated with love; perhaps, there is still hope for God's message.
Glancing at Elizabeth, before they depart for Pemberley, Sarah reflects, "Perhaps it was not an easy thing, to be so entirely happy.
She felt the agency to take positive action, in suggesting that the CFL community needed to critically reflect: Perhaps simply by being there, however, it afforded both the community and myself an opportunity to reflect.
