The body will be whisked away, cleaned, dressed, and made up to look like a ghostly reflection of its once living self.
Worse, it did so at the request of most of the rail firms themselves, a telling reflection of a once-great industry that has in recent years become its own worst enemy.On July 14th, to the surprise of many, an appeal court upheld the four-month-old merger moratorium imposed by the Surface Transportation Board, the rail industry's regulator.
Of course, you can't fault them for loving their kids, but really, in a larger sense, they're fascinated with their children's potential -- a reflection of what they once had themselves.
It's the author's weaving of history and experience with a deep sense of reflection, at once clear-eyed and nearly impressionistic, that makes "Composed" such a pleasure to read.
Sabadino Parker from PopMatters, called the show "a pale reflection of the show it once was".
Folklorist Gary R. Varner has suggested that the origin of the belief in water horses that preyed on and devoured humans may be a reflection of the human sacrifices once made to appease the gods of water.
Sabadino Parker from PopMatters, when commenting on the series finale, said, "It's also for the good, because The X-Files has long been but a pale reflection of the show it once was".
But in a reflection of the religious wars that once ripped across Europe (and that, inevitably, remind me of the Middle East today), the English church was once the Catholic one, handed over to the Protestants.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The performance of the rookie punter Matt Dodge in the Giants' 28-20 victoverover the Detroit Lions on Sunday was a reflection of his young career: at once great and ghastly.
Sanaa's architecture may seem materially alien to the site, but its combination of industrial utility and fragility is an apt reflection of the surrounding context – at once rugged and vulnerable (although perhaps slightly too vulnerable, in the brave choice of 2mm thick aluminium cladding).
