But it is not a perfect microcosm of the country, and in particular has higher levels of economic anxiety, the poll found.

No one place is a perfect microcosm of the United States.

No city is a perfect microcosm of the United States, but Columbus probably serves as well as any.

It struck him as a perfect microcosm of commerce, passage over a river in exchange for currency, a transaction that had taken place all over the world for centuries.

A civilized society derived from the Federation, it was a perfect microcosm of the Federation as a whole.

Following the 2004 election, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid began making a case for Nevada as the perfect American microcosm.

It was the perfect microcosm of their 114-victory dominance that season.

The Tacoul Tavern was a perfect microcosm of life in Valisk.

How we chuckled at that nearly perfect microcosm of all her wit.

The bible has been described as "a perfect microcosm of the influences and interests that gave rise to the first Romanesque painting".