"My brother and I are of the opinion that we don't want to be seen to be basking in reflected glory, " she said.

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He liked high culture, and basking in the reflected glory of the literary and artistic elite.

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Basking in the reflected glory of Tony Blair's 1997 general election victory, he promised to make the country's railway system the best in the world, though Virgin's reputation for quality was damaged by his trains' poor record.

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