And as the drama unfolds it reveals complex layers of corruption and influence-peddling.

The lips of the cut pouted, then opened wide, revealing several layers of skin.

He sees the tearing down and building up as a "temporal turbulence," one that will reveal usually hidden layers of a city's past.

The play is also, one might add, an exercise in theatrical archeology, revealing layers beneath layers.

Excavations also revealed layers that date from before the 11th century in the Bronze Age.

Snapshots from the past reveal layers of guilt, dissatisfaction and recrimination in the family history.

A fresh hailstone can actually be sliced to reveal layers like a tree ring, he said, showing how many trips it has made.

He kept surprising her, revealing new layers of himself.

Text passages also reveal layers of resonant messages.

He was the first to use infra-red photography to reveal deeper layers of paint.