But with little time for reflection, a thin man in jeans and a black turtleneck appeared.
But great fortunes are being won and lost in such instances, so there's no time for reflection.
On the one-year anniversary of the looting the boutique was unusually quiet, and there was time for reflection.
But for some, this might also be an opportune time for reflection.
The long, monotonous train trip gave him ample time for reflection.
"This is a time for communal reflection and action, " Mr Smith said.
There was never a hesitation before speaking, or between phrases, no time for thought or reflection.
For the peripatetic Hope, that must have been misery, but also a time for badly needed reflection.
It is also a time for prayer and reflection about those less fortunate.
For homebuyers who are turned down for a mortgage, it might be time for some financial reflection, says Mickey Cargile, managing partner of Cargile Investments.
So, time for health, for learning, for recreation and for reflection all need scheduling, just like time with family and friends.
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Picking up also on your comment about it's not a time for retribution, but reflection.
The speed with which electronic attacks could be launched gives little time for cool-headed reflection and favours early, even pre-emptive, attack.
"Informational overload from all quarters means that there can often be very little time for personal thought, reflection, or even just 'zoning out, ' " researchers there wrote.
President HAMID KARZAI (Afghanistan): My heart goes to the families, the friends and the Canadian people at this time of reflection and sorrow for those families.
John Spencer, convener of Scotland's Colleges Principals' Convention, said the review was wide ranging and time was now needed for careful reflection and consideration by the sector.
Time for some deep Lamaze breathing, a little reflection on the virtues and insanity of hero worship and a lot less over-reaction.
Schools gain and maintain accreditation via a peer review system, and though some deans find the required self-reflection to be useful, others say the time and resources spent on paperwork and preparing for campus visits aren't worth it.
By the time of the election or referendum, whichever comes first, the Tories' insistence on a decade-long pause for reflection may have come to look more evasive than bold.
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