The whole scene is, in a way, a microcosm of the contradictions this country faces.
The shout fest was, perhaps, a microcosm of what's become of our media and political dialogue.
Giuliani: Well, I faced a situation like this, a microcosm of it in New York City.
At the entrance gate I witnessed a tiny power struggle, a microcosm of bigger things afoot.
"It's a microcosm, " said Maximilian de Courten, professor of global public health at the University of Copenhagen.
Nandgaon, a village of some 1, 700 people, most of them farmers, is a microcosm of bachelor angst.
His California is a microcosm of America, with its penchant for producing dreams that only money can buy.
Solution: Narita City, a short ride away and a microcosm of a bygone Land of the Rising Sun.
And what I saw from my seat above the 3rd green was indeed a microcosm of the entire day.
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Jozi, is a microcosm of a new South Africa, one that strives to welcome guests with open arms instead of bearing them.
So it is in life, and sports is simply a microcosm of life.
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The process of producing the book was itself a microcosm of all the issues involved in the future of work.
But, in some ways, it's a microcosm of the fight for the future of television and how we watch it.
Thomas suggests using Facebook more like a man would--as a networking tool rather than a microcosm of your social universe.
Yet the region is also a microcosm of Russia, plagued by the problems that impede business everywhere in the country.
In the majors, Harper's home-run hustle is a microcosm of his style of play, which is reminiscent of the hard-charging Rose.
On the eve of the election, Mitt Romney visited Levittown's county which both parties consider a microcosm of the United States.
The fight should come as no surprise to taxpayers--it's just a microcosm of the endless battle over the nation's energy policy.
"San Diego is a microcosm of the California market, " says Christopher Thornberg, founder of Beacon Economics, a Los Angeles economic consulting firm.
Natalya Shakhovskaya, a cello professor and department head who studied under Mr Rostropovich, sees the school and its troubles as a microcosm.
Often cited as a microcosm of the entire nation, the state is known for multiple industries, diverse populations, varying climates and terrain.
They cited it as a microcosm for what everyday residents go through.
Carleton, born in the 1940s, is a microcosm of the university turmoil.
Just as Al-Ahli in its heyday was a microcosm of Bahrain's integrated society, its woes today reflect the depth of the country's new divisions.
And the islanders, chosen to reflect a microcosm of British society, had only limited resources had to determine the rules under which their community operated.
Lebanon is also a microcosm of broader sectarian and strategic rivalries.
Entitled S hariah Law and American State Courts: An Assessment of State Appellate Court Cases , the report is a microcosm of U.S. jurisprudence.
How Mr. Romney does with Florida's voter segments matters more than in other states because the state itself is seen as a microcosm for the general election.
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