Word: reflecter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Such acts of vandalism only reflect the decadence of France and the West...
...beyond that simple point, confusion sets in. There are now four individually administered I.Q. tests, including the granddaddy Stanford-Binet Scales. But in crowded classrooms, schools generally use one of some 37 less reliable, group-administered tests. Since each test measures different qualities that the test writers believe reflect "intelligence." it is theoretically possible to get 41 different scores for one child. Even on the same test, a child's score may vary 5 to 20 points, depending on his health and state of mind. Yet many schools take each score as gospel...
...that last week jammed a specially built pavilion in the Tuileries Gardens to view the panels. He said: "There is the light of the sky in these windows, and the participation of the good Lord. They have completely transformed my vision. They gave me a great shock, made me reflect. I don't know how I shall paint from now on, but I believe something is taking place. I can't say much more because I am still under their influence...
...Aires 82 Rome 81 Karachi 81 Istanbul 76 Vienna 75 Rabat 75 The Hague 73 Rio de Janeiro 71 Copenhagen 70 Cairo 62 The U.N.'s survey was based on the experience of its own civil servants, who live on middling but tax-free incomes; thus the figures reflect not the cost of living of native citizens but that of foreigners living on foreign incomes...
Plants that grow in the open waste a large part of the sunlight that hits them. Their leaves look green because they reflect most of the green and yellow light at the center of the visible spectrum. Their chlorophyll absorbs chiefly red and blue light, so only a small part of sunlight's total energy is used to turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar, cellulose and other materials that plants need for growth...