Word: reflecting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Murcutt's work mirrors the environment in other ways too. His use of corrugated iron--a material blessed with no glamorous associations--to catch and reflect light and create shadows according to the time or type of day creates an echo of the sharp shadings of the Australian bush...
...scuba-diving and snorkeling visitors who have grabbed onto, or stepped on, fragile corals and otherwise harassed marine wildlife. Despite being urged to "leave only bubbles" in their wake, they have fomented occasional political controversy. In their pursuit of reefs, rainforests and ruins, writes Duffy, they "did not reflect on the environmental impact of the construction of hotels, the use of airlines, the manufacture of diving equipment, the consumption of imported goods or even something as visible as taking a motorboat out to the reef, which polluted the water." To Duffy, it seems, the only good tourist...
...Eliezer's proposals reflect mounting alarm in the Israeli public that tough military action has failed to stem the tide of terror attacks. Fourteen Israelis were killed in a 24-hour period over the weekend, despite Israel's reoccupation of most of the West Bank's urban areas. Although the Israeli military is looking to respond through measures punishing family members of suicide bombers, the Defense Minister's revival of the longstanding idea of Gaza as a test-bed for truces and peace agreements suggests that the dovish faction of the Israeli government (Ben-Eliezer heads the Labor Party...
...every creak of the teak floorboards at the old Railway Hotel, built at the Queen's command as a guesthouse for royal parties. Nowadays, it's been reborn as the grandiose 200-room Sofitel Central Hua Hin Resort. Yet the enormous balconies, antique furnishings and white colonial architecture still reflect the unique style of Thailand's first hotel (opened 80 years ago this October). High tea at the Museum Caf? is a veritable waltz back in time, prodded by vintage railroad paraphernalia and aged photos on the walls...
Zinn called President Bush’s January State of the Union address contradictory, saying the claims made did not reflect what had been accomplished...