And after a moment's sad reflection, they had to think the tying run was still possible.

That's a sad reflection, but it's something I've done for several years".

These behind the scenes tricks are a sad reflection on so-called developing nations.

A sad reflection on human nature, and the times we live in, but true.

It is a sad reflection on his party that for so long he did not enjoy a smell of office.

It's a sad reflection on the quality of leadership in the city.

These arches are a monument to youth crime and, yes, a sad reflection of our times - in more ways than one.

My childhood days bring back sad reflections of happy times I spent so long ago.

That it failed to do so was a sad reflection on its failure to learn the lessons of history.

Or is it environmental, a sad reflection of the social and political culture?