Sentence examples for reflected for decades from inspiring English sources

These before and after pictures show the old world order of Syria reflected for decades in history books; where people bought wares in marketplaces or mingled in mosque courtyards.

He should know: Not only has he tracked the ways we fabricate our identities in his newest book, "Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain" (Pantheon), but he also has a ready example of his own, a mirror upon which he has reflected for decades.

He reflected for a moment.

It leads you to reflect on how, for decades, America seemed conversely to have given up on its cities, or at least the vast public works projects that had held them together.

"The fact that it was common practice for decades reflected the intolerance of the times and the pressures of the cold war, but it does not make it any less wrong and we should apologise for it.

Their accumulated packages, including deferred savings and retirement benefits are said to approach $30 million for each, reflecting their decades of service.

It reflected decades of close ties.

The mystery has fed rumors for decades.

It has been flat for decades, reflecting the slowing of population growth.

The pattern reflects a trend that for decades has drawn more people to the South and the West than to other regions.

New Jersey's environmental protection programs have been among the strongest for decades, reflecting a legacy of industrialization and high cancer mortality (Conservation Foundation 1984).