| Once the ensuing reverential silence has descended, spoon out into bowls, inundate with custard and eat slowly and appreciatively. |
| But, for the most part, the media coverage of the pope's death has been intelligent, respectful, and even reverential. |
| Ancient Babylon, with its glistening towers and lavish horticultural cascades, must once have inspired similar reverential whispers. |
| Hicks offers a reverential homage to nature, while a slightly pompous drama slowly unfolds. |
| Composers approached him with reverential caution, rarely plundering the text direct. |
| Suddenly the solemnity of the occasion and the majesty of its setting overcame everyone and reverential silence descended. |
