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"symbolic" Definitions
  1. containing symbols, or being used as a symbol
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This is a symbolic debate about symbolic gestures toward a symbolic object hung in the stadiums of a symbolic sport.
Symbolic overtones His victory Saturday night came with huge symbolic overtones.
It was a symbolic limit, the breaching of which is equally symbolic.
First ladies are symbolic, but the first first husband will likely be super-symbolic.
There is symbolic power in order, uniform … All this operates on a symbolic, quasi-mystical plane.
It is "Working Law: Courts, Corporations and Symbolic Civil Rights," not "Courts, Corporations and Symbolic Civil Rights."
It's like I'm trying to translate the non-symbolic language of sleep into the symbolic language of awake.
If the real impact of Citizens United was symbolic, reversing it would be equally symbolic — but symbolism matters.
Intended as a symbolic gesture only, a symbolic fuck you, assuming that I'd still have a level of public access.
Is there a year that was symbolic for people living in 1968 the way 1968 is symbolic to us today?
If negotiators push for a mention of climate change "just for symbolic purposes, you're also importing the symbolic controversy," he said.
"It's more of a symbolic gesture and many people who are upset about YouTube's behavior want more than a symbolic change," the employee wrote.
In wake of these issues, Bloomberg reported, Uber is making some changes, but many of them are "symbolic": Several of Uber's planned changes are symbolic.
It is powerfully symbolic for those institutions who decide to close, just as it is powerfully symbolic for other institutions to deliberately choose to remain open.
The truth about this: It is already the position of the government that currency manipulation is bad, so this would take a symbolic act and make it even more symbolic.
Callimachi: So —— Reporter: This is an incredibly symbolic moment.
Ryan, Trump and others who had devoted so much oratorical energy to demonizing Obamacare felt that they needed a symbolic victory — any symbolic victory — but discovered that they couldn't ignore the price.
This perspective is usually called "symbolic A.I." — because its definition of cognition is based on symbolic logic — or, disparagingly, "good old-fashioned A.I." There are two main problems with the old-fashioned approach.
Mr Moon wants much more than such symbolic gestures, however.
He rejected any suggestion that his candidacy was only symbolic.
This move into Corktown is more than symbolic; it's significant.
Rose McGowan is not interested in your symbolic protests, Hollywood.
The Grenfell Tower just may turn into something similarly symbolic.
She later handed the family a symbolic $2.7 million award.
The mosque is a symbolic site for the terror group.
Opposing groups have duked it out over symbolic locations before.
We all wore pantsuits that were symbolic of Hillary's experience.
"We offer it as a symbolic gesture," Guite told me.
"It nonetheless has symbolic value," said one of the sources.
The Empress is usually symbolic of material and sensory abundance.
It could be about our symbolic framework for neural nets.
It's almost symbolic of passing the torch to future generations.
Brooklyn was a particularly symbolic backdrop for the Bernie vs.
But these are all broad, symbolic renderings of real events.
Lonne's story is symbolic for the change in Vesterbro itself.
The opening session was full of symbolic moments and gestures.
But they are of huge symbolic importance to Chinese leaders.
Yet the relocation, which happened in August, is also symbolic.
Wendy holds a degree in symbolic systems from Stanford University.
More important, that gagging of pretty mild protest was symbolic.
They're still symbolic of the immense power that women wield.
Why it matters: This step is both symbolic and significant.
But the Carmichael mine is more than a symbolic insult.
In a final symbolic gesture, Malorie gives the kids names.
I know that monetary shit doesn't matter, but it's symbolic.
The most symbolic is his renewed commitment to educating prisoners.
Britain's parliament declared a symbolic climate change "emergency" this month.
I think his willingness to come is more than symbolic.
Queen Elizabeth has been the group's symbolic figurehead since 1952.
A symbolic "you're dead meat" message from Floridian organized crime?
The dead father is named Norm, which is surely symbolic.
Reagan's racial politics proved to be both substantive and symbolic.
Finally, being included in federal data has profound symbolic importance.
In many ways, Black's retribution is symbolic of this concept.
But, the washing away of those numbers felt very symbolic.
" He later added that the initiative is "symbolic and satirical.
The changes are insubstantial, but the negotiation's importance is symbolic.
Symbolic of all this is the ancient city of Aleppo.
Endorsements are symbolic and may convey important cues to voters.
Additionally, the Instrument of Consent features many sweet symbolic embellishments.
But it's also a symbolic break with India's colonial past.
Some groups, however, believe the salary donation is merely symbolic.
It almost looks like a symbolic passing of the torch.
The walkout, however symbolic, served as antidote: Believe Anita Hill.
It is a sop to India, more symbolic than substantive.
Her run was hugely symbolic and important to black women.
There were the symbolic dishes crucial for any Nowruz dinner.
Like Smith's and Carlos', his protest was symbolic and silent.
Those with any interest had already declared the vote symbolic.
That compromise offered symbolic victories — and real peace — for all.
The issue was one of immense symbolic importance for Catholics.
But the office carries symbolic as well as legal power.
Johnson, the First Amendment protects both literal and symbolic speech.
If your law doesn't prescribe or limit, it's just symbolic.
It is understood that Alligators & Snakes are a symbolic deterrent.
Many considered it symbolic of the country's commitment to modernizing.
A vote on the largely symbolic effort is expected soon.
Slaves built some of the United States' most symbolic buildings.
To them, the return of remains is never just symbolic.
Including a new haircut and a symbolic change in attire.
The government is ineffectual there but maintains a symbolic presence.
But the bill's proponents defend its practical and symbolic value.
With her victory, she became symbolic of the new time.
"It is really a symbolic statement of policy," Stohl said.
Some of this is symbolic; some of it physically works.
"I would say it's a small, symbolic victory," she said.
Puigdemont, who made a symbolic declaration of independence on Oct.
Kalief's story became symbolic of a broken criminal justice system.
"We weren't going to do anything symbolic," Robinson told VICE.
But Women of the World's victory had strong symbolic meaning.
"For me, it was very symbolic," Mr. Ben Haim said.
"It's purely symbolic, but the symbolism is important," he says.
I'm really anxious to see us get beyond symbolic victories.
That our symbolic capital is not São Paulo, but Altamira.
But there have been many changes, some small and symbolic.
The poppy raids are mostly symbolic, the people here say.
May's defeat was mostly symbolic, and doesn't change anything practically.
Its scenic austerity, symbolic gestures and ritualized drama captivated artists.
He's always been symbolic of that same, tired LOTR formula.
The Glass Ceiling (41423) series is heavily, almost redundantly symbolic.
"The way the names were erased was symbolic," said Muñoz.
These structures may have served some funerary or symbolic purpose.
And especially, I think it's symbolic to be here, man.
It was a homecoming as pragmatic as it was symbolic.
Obviously, such pardons serve primarily (or entirely) as symbolic gestures.
To me she is highly symbolic of the evangelical crusade.
" He added: "It doesn't feel strange, it feels important. Symbolic.
Stopping Mr. Bannon would be an important, rallying symbolic victory.
The result will have a symbolic importance far beyond Austria.
So much for Earth Day just being about symbolic actions.
The trend of labeling symbolic— Are you talking about Shen?
The Defend Islam protests were staged on catchy, symbolic dates.
"You transfer your anxiety into some symbolic thing," she said.
"Each element on the print is symbolic," Mr. Mannis said.
And yet, with a few symbolic exceptions, nothing is done.
The impact of a contempt citation could be simply symbolic.
I think -- ANDREW ROSS SORKIN: So was it just symbolic?
It's not simply symbolic to threaten such places, she says.
Each familiar in the series is given a symbolic name.
The presence of visible environmental leaders has enormous symbolic value.
The symbolic significance of the verdict, however, cannot be overstated.
In Christianity, she says, it's a symbolic connection to divinity.
K. trade deal has become a "symbolic and totemic issue."
But it should, for both symbolic and purely practical reasons.
The symbolic presentation of the bill was conducted without debate.
"The vice presidency is mostly a symbolic job," he says.
The castle's significance was as symbolic as it was strategic.
But many analysts have said it's largely "symbolic" in nature.
Like most decisions, this one isn't simple but is symbolic.
The dispute is a symbolic one, over identity and belonging.
"It's symbolic of the things you care about," she said.
The real victory from rescheduling, then, would largely be symbolic.
But the symbolic purification has exploded into a countrywide party.
Still, it's a good start, even if it's mostly symbolic.
The visit also included a lot more than symbolic gestures.
The power embedded in the word nigger is also symbolic.
The implications of the wall — demographic, environmental, symbolic — are huge.
All those things give great symbolic parallels to our area.
SYMBOLIC BLOW Defeat in Ankara or Istanbul would end nearly a quarter of a century of rule by Erdogan's AKP or its predecessors in those cities and deal a symbolic blow to Turkey's leader.
And with minimal weights assigned to China, the inclusions are symbolic.
In my mind, I wanted to be a symbolic queen bee.
The stadium erupted in cheers for the symbolic show of unity.
This is where Saar operates, in the realm of the symbolic.
For now, however, Stormfront's jettison serves as a strong symbolic victory.
It feels symbolic of the downfall of her relationship with Hollywood.
This game is a symbolic representation of Google's quantum supremacy proposal.
The primary benefit of a Guantanamo Bay research station is symbolic.
Saturday's event was a commemoration and a symbolic protest against Duterte.
He can't get a word in edgewise, though, which feels symbolic.
If you ask me, these sweethearts are more symbolic than appetizing.
Mayer went on to teach symbolic systems classes as an upperclassman.
"And, of course, that was a symbolic thing," her mother replied.
Either way, they're symbolic of a deep rift within their party.
Even a resounding victory for statehood would be mostly symbolic, however.
"It's not just symbolic — we're actually shutting down ICE," Rubin said.
There are no symbolic or poetic references to the eternal sea.
The value of an artwork is above all intimate, symbolic, personal.
We are never shown a symbolic path into our own future.
ISIS wanted control of the city for strategic and symbolic reasons.
But it is symbolic of Britons' approach to their cherished service.
For millions of Directioners, these two little birds are deeply symbolic.
Again, ruins make our symbolic attachment to the classical past concrete.
For now, they know their work is of largely symbolic value.
However, the concept of duality permeates Gharem's visual and symbolic world.
Designs are highly symbolic, representing social position, tribal affiliation, and ancestry.
He called Conte&aposs meeting "a first symbolic act of respect."
As with the declaration on Venezuela, this commitment is mostly symbolic.
However, France and Germany insisted that the decision was mainly symbolic.
Under President Obama, it signified little more than a symbolic gesture.
" Food & Water Watch called the treaty "largely symbolic and wholly toothless.
Is it symbolic that they are not listed alphabetically or chronologically?
This translates into a multi-sensory and symbolic experience of suffering.
It's one of the ultimate symbolic struggles for women of color.
Civil War's internal politics, and its symbolic ones, are deeply complicated.
Dover is symbolic as the entry point for many new arrivals.
One source familiar with the meeting described the move as "symbolic".
"Maria is a very symbolic girl in my mind," he says.
Li, 65, is China's vice president, a largely symbolic, figurehead position.
Third, engage in symbolic acts that will please those in power.
While symbolic, the vote nonetheless shows how politically toxic this remains.
The deal is seen as symbolic of the drug-maker's hubris.
So I think that the destruction of property is more [symbolic].
It was a symbolic act—I never turn my computer off.
The Flint water crisis has become symbolic of that larger fight.
The steel and aluminum tariffs were symbolic of the stalled talks.
Symbolic gestures — another special lighting of the Eiffel Tower — were announced.
Bush's death has also led to a series of symbolic moments.
The no-confidence motion would be only symbolic if it passes.
It's kind of symbolic in a way regarding Nicki and Cardi.
The intention to deploy the Guard is best understood as symbolic.
They are reflections of social identities, symbolic commitments and partisan loyalties.
This is one symbolic, but highly visible way to do that.
It's kind of like this symbolic sign that you made it.
It's hard to underestimate the symbolic power of this royal decree.
And in many ways, the debates over it are largely symbolic.
That all means a withdrawal by Trump would be largely symbolic.
True, it's only symbolic, only a small foot in the door.
When it comes to these sweet, symbolic collectibles, prices vary greatly.
Still, some have interpreted that effort as more symbolic than influential.
They do not boost symbolic candidates for the fun of it.
Symbolic speech relies heavily on the context within which it occurs.
It soon became clear Zuma's crookedness was not revolutionary nor symbolic.
Platform changes, if only symbolic, are a big part of that.
Their victory was symbolic, but politics is often written in symbols.
Until then, he had been known for his studied, symbolic pieces.
Staging the talks at the demilitarized zone would hold symbolic value.
The symbolic vote from the General Assembly is not legally binding.
Construction has always been a symbolic tool for the Kim family.
It's tempting to think, as I do, that this was symbolic.
Symbolic unity required treating Kurds as no different than Saddam's regime.
" In his official portrait, he included two iPhones as "symbolic objects.
Why it matters: FATF's decision is not a purely symbolic move.
Whether this recognition is more than symbolic remains to be seen.
It's an upset that has symbolic ramifications for the Democratic caucus.
It's this kind of suggestively symbolic framework that mirrors Tolkien's oeuvre.
It was a symbolic divide as much as a physical one.
Kollar's earlier work is less politically symbolic, but more formally innovative.
"Decarbonize by 2050" is unwieldy, almost purely symbolic to most people.
To her, replacing the bank's leadership isn't merely a symbolic gesture.
He suggested a symbolic, if not literal, torching of Confederate statues.
It feels apt, symbolic, all this mess behind an orderly front.
The candidacy of an openly gay man has genuine symbolic importance.
The new era, to many, is symbolic of a fresh start.
"The red-light district is symbolic of the problem," she said.
A dead bird we passed on the sidewalk seemed symbolic somehow.
Others worried the recall posed a symbolic threat to judicial independence.
The memorial date as well as the ticket prices are symbolic.
Others are symbolic self-portraits coded with personal and cosmological references.
She thinks it brings the symbolic discourse down to his level.
And it took symbolic Regency clothing sex to get us there.
It was a symbolic milestone on the path to greener growth.
Purple is a symbolic color used by the women's rights movement.
Was the president primarily a symbolic figure, one who merely presides?
"There's certainly a symbolic importance," said Mr. Porter, the former prosecutor.
Singling Lee out sends a symbolic message to the business community.
Other public health experts said such a declaration was mostly symbolic.
No symbolic floral arrangements to represent vitality or youth or rebirth.
Netflix's move above Disney and Comcast serves as a symbolic moment.
In a largely symbolic move, Operation Sophia will now be scrapped.
The killing of Soleimani is a massive symbolic blow to Iran.
The embassy question has assumed enormous symbolic significance over the years.
Some cities are already extending symbolic recognition of same-sex relationships.
Trump then signed a meaningless, symbolic executive order withdrawing from negotiations.
Jubilant supporters emerged in celebration after Odinga took the symbolic oath.
"A lot of these things are sort of symbolic," Trippi said.
It also carries symbolic weight, coming from a prominent national gunseller.
Mr. Trump clearly understands the theatrical and symbolic power of food.
There also are some African blue lilies, symbolic of Obama's heritage.
Trump heads into the meeting with a symbolic victory for himself.
"I think our protest is nothing but symbolic now," she said.
Any loss from cancellation, though, would be more symbolic than economic.
"In terms of symbolic change, it does matter," Mr. Malko said.
But even the symbolic value of hate crimes charges can matter.
The film ends with what is perhaps Mambéty's greatest symbolic punch.
Fordham law professor John Pfaff also noted the bill's symbolic importance.
It is also her multiple symbolic meanings that resonate for me.
Friday's announcement, though, was about as symbolic as it was pragmatic.
Ms. Morin traced the origin of the symbolic pearls to 2015.
But for many whites, the banning represented a larger symbolic loss.
There is no symbolic form for dispossession in the global city.
They also raised their fists, symbolic of the Black Power movement.
Thus far, however, Trump's orders have been more symbolic than transformative.
The symbolic significance of Pelosi versus Trump cannot be lost here.
Using them as garbage collectors is more of a symbolic achievement.
There is much less symbolic value, or money, in practical things.
This strikes me as a mostly symbolic victory for Trump and an actual victory for Kim Jong Un. I'm not sure it's even a symbolic victory for Trump, although I'm sure he'll spin it that way.
They're symbolic, simple, and immediate—the visual equivalent of a hot take.
Well, no, but there's nothing more symbolic of the season than flowers.
Here his anti-establishment bonafides would pay concrete, rather than symbolic, dividends.
"This reopening in NYC is symbolic after a long hiatus," she says.
Marks of strengthening relations with Taiwan have mostly been small yet symbolic.
Did your hair somehow feel symbolic of your rock star dreams then?
Some families have erected symbolic tombs here to honor the missing dead.
We want our feelings and emotions to be represented in symbolic forms.
Rector was a powerful symbolic act that refuted incumbent President George Bush
Amending the charter's pacifist Article 9 would be hugely symbolic for Japan.
The move was a symbolic protest against racism in the United States.
Social Security's current and future beneficiaries deserve better than a symbolic month.
It's a symbolic achievement, without much practical significance for the iPhone maker.
"It was a joint decision," Tatum said of the symbolic new ink.
She and Holman landed on a duster coat weighted with symbolic meaning.
"This is an extraordinary symbolic case for the FBI," said Cardozo said.
Other artists choose to pay tribute to vanished heritage through symbolic resurrection.
Officially defeated, Kolb claimed victory and took a symbolic oath of office.
Do you think accessing places like the moon compromises their symbolic potential?
It's a leader in the field and carries the most symbolic weight.
It's symbolic of their friendship, and a permanent beautiful reminder of Kat.
I started researching, and I wanted it to be symbolic of Buddha.
Cisgender men were no longer corralled with guidelines, symbolic wristbands, or security.
Gun control advocates have hailed the symbolic move as a step forward.
Tyree's catch, and the resulting Giants win, became symbolic in New England.
Eventually, by way of natural selection, it gave rise to symbolic language.
Radek Sikorski, a former Polish foreign minister, calls the Baltic battlegroups "symbolic".
There's also suggestion that the high school setting is symbolic of purgatory.
By its own definition, the plan is meant to be purely symbolic.
Since no European government will recognise this, it would be purely symbolic.
The constitution they imposed restricted the emperor to a purely symbolic role.
That modus operandi is symbolic of the wider trends in global piracy.
"I think there is something symbolic about Apple in particular," Cohen said.
Shape of Water is openly a fairy tale, and it's openly symbolic.
These actions are largely symbolic because they won't really solve the problem.
She read it while wearing a literal gilded veil and symbolic dress.
I see sets of symbolic shapes, recognizable forms, and more abstract passages.
It became symbolic of the album, and is reflected in the artwork.
"People would kind of dismiss the wall as something symbolic," Allison explains.
Still, the reason I'm including giant pandas on this list is symbolic.
Some of the returned objects are less ancient but more politically symbolic.
For Hyundai and its ruling family, North Korea also has symbolic importance.
Same-sex marriage is illegal in Taiwan, so the ceremony was symbolic.
It is also largely symbolic, given that it is worth around $17,000.
Other financial signals of disapproval have been more symbolic than clearly harmful.
He agreed with me, though, that this event is special and symbolic.
They were primarily symbolic, barely denting the capability of the Syrian military.
But from a symbolic perspective, it's never just about the french fry.
And, perhaps, that mystery is symbolic of a larger issue, laments Parks.
In other cases, Congress has taken symbolic gestures to rebuke the President.
The unprecedented summit is a symbolic demonstration of American support for ASEAN.
Leaders of nations have practical responsibilities, but also perform a symbolic function.
The largely symbolic governor-general's role has extensive though little-used powers.
The regime's thuggishness makes even a largely symbolic concession hard to swallow.
The plant holds strategic and symbolic significance for the European plane maker.
Easter, Passover and spring are symbolic of remembrance, new life and rebirth.
In keeping with its surroundings, its physical instantiation was sumptuous and symbolic.
But it is precisely when issues are symbolic that compromise is impossible.
The outfit -- flashy, unique, an unapologetic plea for attention -- seemed symbolic, too.
"That will be a symbolic measure that won't get enacted," retiring Rep.
Like many other senior jobs in Washington, the position has symbolic importance.
"This is a statement, symbolic of defiance,"  Pollack told The Washington Post.
Its repudiation is therefore purely symbolic, but what, exactly, is being repudiated?
They're often used as highly symbolic milestones for progress or new policies.
Still, this was a symbolic show of independence amid a partisan storm.
But Republicans in Silicon Valley still have a symbolic choice to make.
Perhaps they will make big noises but pursue only symbolic protectionist policies.
More symbolic than anything else, but nevertheless a wonderful day for all.
Kinda the perfect symbolic selfie for me, replete w/ a bike lane!
A high school student shepherded a symbolic bill through the legislature Rep.
Just close down the system for a week as a symbolic closure.
The fine is symbolic and it won't leave much of a mark.
This may be the most symbolic and disturbing Hydraulic Press Video yet.
The most symbolic can be the most literal, as is the opposite.
Odes to Japanese heritage intermingle with symbolic representation of urban youth culture.
Our focus today is a different symbolic white attire: the graduation dress.
Men and women in full chador have joined in, waving symbolic headscarves.
These compartments hold an array of symbolic candies, fruits, nuts, and coins.
The move is symbolic — the controversial program was created after the Sept.
It would be especially symbolic if it came early in the night.
I think the enormous symbolic weight of it is hard to overstate.
She often dispenses a hug and a symbolic push toward the curb.
Adopting the policies would be largely symbolic, and symbols can be meaningful.
There's good reason to believe the victory was far more than symbolic.
But the symbolic move was derided on both sides of the aisle.
Their diverse backgrounds reflect the cosmopolitan nature of Brussels, Europe's symbolic capital.
You mean, in the historical symbolic sense of Meghan Markle's wedding dress?
But this week, that symbolic passing of the torch hit a snag.
"This is the first step, and a very symbolic one," he added.
So in a certain sense, the House motion on Friday is symbolic.
But like I said, it's symbolic, this isn't a break-up record.
We believe the North Koreans needed something symbolic from the US government.
"Ashes" is not specifically symbolic, but that's what makes it so enduring.
"It wasn't a symbolic run — I was running to win," she said.
The greatest impact of the announcement, however, may be a symbolic one.
For the most part, the wedding ceremony provides only a symbolic union.
Like the same-sex marriage vote, the 1967 vote was highly symbolic.
"The agreement has a very high number of symbolic measures," she said.
The storm is not the only thing here that's heavy-handedly symbolic.
But they still appreciate the symbolic importance of the claims in Ottawa.
At first, researchers found no clear evidence of symbolic thought in Neanderthals.
From the greenery sprout flowers that have symbolic meaning for the sitter.
The sign is symbolic of what is going on with our neighborhood.
I wonder if it will be a token or symbolic change only.
For China, a domestic Tesla factory could represent a big symbolic victory.
Because of their scarcity and rarity, movies about underrepresented voices become symbolic.
Emma promptly responds by getting a nosebleed in a winking symbolic deflowering.
We also emerge into the world equipped for language and symbolic thought.
The rest is, depending on your perspective, a symbolic or cautionary tale.
"One of the majors they offer is called symbolic systems," Aaron said.
"This was, in a symbolic way, the end of Berlusconi," Francesca said.
The measure was largely symbolic and unlikely to tie Mr. Trump's hands.
It's the perfect symbolic riposte to what is happening in that region.
Democrats there are outnumbered, speaking out but waging symbolic resistance for now.
But even that largely symbolic measure was blocked party-line by Republicans.
And there's a symbolic part of it that may have implications elsewhere.
The family's controlling stake means the pension funds' moves are largely symbolic.
The overwhelming victory of these pro-democracy candidate is not merely symbolic.
The shrine where the ceremony took place is of huge symbolic importance.
Flag-burning is a jarring act because it is a symbolic desecration.
The newest action against Khusyaynova is more symbolic than impactful to Putin.
The victory for shareholders may well end up being a symbolic one.
An additional confirmation, if needed, of the symbolic importance of this fruit.
The layout of the palace consists of rows, each symbolic in nature.
Still, the decision denies a largely symbolic victory to marijuana legalization advocates.
The first step, however, will be a popular and symbolic step back.
Symbolic scenarios mirroring what's going on in the stress-filled world above?
Is this not symbolic of the entire Canadian project—the world peacekeeper?
They have a lot of symbolic power to shape the policy agenda.
"The president is the symbolic head of the nation," Nixon's DOJ declared.
Executive orders, however, can also amount to nothing more than symbolic pageantry.
But EU officials expect any moves to be more symbolic than substantive.
There are few technologies more symbolic of western medicine than the stethoscope.
Woven into the dress's fabric are a variety of symbolic plant motifs.
They exist mostly to serve the episode's symbolic ends and little else.
It is important on this symbolic anniversary, one marking the symbolic toppling of a tyrannical political system, that we remind ourselves of the important role each one of us has in protecting democratic freedoms and rejecting authoritarian impulses.
" The signing of the bill is a provocative but symbolic move, said Michael McCarthy, chief market strategist at CMC Markets, adding that: "China's response was also largely a symbolic retaliation, this makes no impact to the trade negotiations.
This number is symbolic: Each day, 22 former service members die from suicide.
Even a speculative deal represents a step forward, albeit a somewhat symbolic one.
But each appears determined to make an important symbolic point in New Hampshire.
Though largely symbolic, it alienated Israel's non-Jewish minorities and drew scorn abroad.
They&aposre going to use the photo-op, the symbolic nature of this.
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, who made a symbolic declaration of independence on Oct.
Trump's Inaugural gown was symbolic of what she'll bring to the White House.
It was symbolic and through repetition it got to be a real habit.
The effort at pushing for new rules is therefore largely seen as symbolic.
The proposal is largely symbolic, since Zuckerberg holds absolute control of the board.
In the United States, the symbolic day will take place on April 12.
First, Congress can hold Barr in contempt of Congress, which is primarily symbolic.
Here are some common animals and their symbolic virtues to get you brainstorming.
But gun control advocates have hailed the symbolic move as a step forward.
They do symbolic preprocessing to make their numerical work as easy as possible.
Gun control supporters say that would be a symbolic and strategically important threshold.
But ministers have rejected the most symbolic demands, such as the language question.
In the end though, symbolic climate politics won out over pragmatic energy policy.
It's also quite symbolic, it's the first flower to come out in spring.
Nonetheless, Kudrin said the yuan's inclusion in the IMF basket was purely symbolic.
I don't see how it could be symbolic if there is no conviction.
Mr. de la Fuente said their promotions were largely symbolic, but still important.
Every single design choice made for The Śiṣya was made with symbolic purpose.
Mr Trump's latest sanctions seem largely symbolic, affecting just 25 people and companies.
At the end of the day, it's really more of a symbolic problem.
The signs also carry a symbolic meaning that no Chinese visitor can miss.
Its power of transgression therefore usually remains in the realm of the symbolic.
Yet the law also carries a symbolic value that may have been overlooked.
Teresa Younger: Secretary Clinton's candidacy is symbolic of how far we have come.
During the television interview, Manuel wore his son's sneaker as a symbolic gesture.
Riding the animals through fire represent a physical as well as symbolic purification.
Each might continue with symbolic victories but there are limitations on both sides.
There's two reasons for its absurdity: one is logistical, the other is symbolic.
But losses in the big cities hurt in both symbolic and practical terms.
Despite her ineligibility, Suu Kyi is widely considered to be Myanmar's symbolic leader.
It is a symbolic moment in the decline of Britain's rumbustious popular press.
Before, it had held symbolic meaning—as a kind of motivational poster, perhaps.
The mouth is a symbolic organ that comes in all shapes and sizes.
The show eels like a symbolic prophecy exploring how the past reverberates today.
And they wanted a symbolic display of dissatisfaction with Donald Trump as nominee.
" CBS's John Dickerson: "using all the rhetorical and symbolic tools at his disposal.
Which, again, is exactly the relaxed attitude that's symbolic of Jellyfish Living 101.
The move is largely symbolic as the guns are not considered advanced weaponry.
The results are minimal and digital, but conceptually intriguing pieces of symbolic geometry.
There's something so symbolic about the shit that we stash in our closets.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed the button to initiate the symbolic first test.
The mostly symbolic ceremony was officiated by friend and LWLA costar Terra Jolé.
Retaking the mosque would have been a huge symbolic victory for the Iraqis.
The Pope's visit to the beleaguered city is well-designed and highly symbolic.
It's not only a spiritually symbolic flower, but also his grandmother's favorite flower.
"It's symbolic," State Senator Todd Weiler, who sponsored the legislation, told VICE News.
But those executive orders range from the shoddy and unusable to the symbolic.
"The memory of Aleppo is very symbolic," said Abdulkarim, Syria's antiquities director general.
That symbolic life is represented by the media and becomes something else entirely.
His most recent book is Adventures of the Symbolic: Postmarxism and Radical Democracy.
The Wall was a quintessential campaign promise in that it was largely symbolic.
Few visuals are as symbolic or instantly recognizable as the white wedding dress.
It struck him as darkly symbolic, as so many things did these days.
The flag is viewed by some as a symbolic recognition for law enforcement.
"Taking off the robe was symbolic of what's to come," Ms. Guardiola said.
Pletka said that it was "purely symbolic" and would do no real harm.
It's meant to suggest the link between symbolic form and the museum's content.
Yet while reaching for symbolic gestures, she has often fallen back on pragmatism.
The border between India and Pakistan is symbolic of decades of painful history.
That's too much for even the most symbolic new trade agreement to counter.
Otherwise, the Elie Wiesel Act will become little more than a symbolic gesture.
We tend to understand common experience through the symbolic form of uncommon experience.
Preston begins telling a story about the symbolic meaning of the American flag.
Lawmakers backed stripping Green of his title in a symbolic vote last month.
"More than anything else, it's a serious symbolic blow to ObamaCare," he said.
An oath mandating originalism in judicial decision-making would not be merely symbolic.
The reason Trump starts in Missouri: It has symbolic resonance and legislative importance.
Doing is another, and Biles is taking action, in her own symbolic way. 
The community around Okawa Primary School became a symbolic center of the tragedy.
The Dreamdeck app is symbolic of the state of content for the Rift.
But as a character or a symbolic counterweight to Marguerite, she barely exists.
It is symbolic of sustenance, of body and spirit—the biblical daily bread.
Are you seeking symbolic vengeance for any recent violations of your reproductive rights?
It's about cutting through to the symbolic understanding of certain archetypes or forms.
The symbolic support for the LGBTQ community is ubiquitous, particularly during Pride Month.
This was not only a strategic loss for ISIS but a symbolic one.
Guns — owning them, then carrying them — became a symbolic means of countering decline.
It's been described as symbolic of the stark political divide in Brazilian society.
"Congratulations for these imperialist sanctions," he said, before handing out the symbolic swords.
The Senate took a symbolic shot at Trump's trade policy earlier this month.
Until then, Mr. Ahmad Fuad had been known for his studied, symbolic pieces.
The symbolic power of the tape has risen as factual consensus has declined.
Some see status runs as an obvious — if somewhat symbolic — place to start.
She is portrayed tending to flowers, an activity symbolic of her motherly duties.
In your opinion, what value, if any, does this symbolic role have today?
The nearly 200-year-old monarchy remains a popular if largely symbolic institution.
In the visual arts, it is contrasted with the abstract or the symbolic.
Informal memorials, like symbolic hockey sticks left in front of homes, quickly appeared.
Democrats could pursue impeachment, but it would be to make a symbolic point.
The English moors: Is there a setting more symbolic of isolation and despair?
So baseball continues its preservation effort, even if some actions are mostly symbolic.
A person's library is often a symbolic representation of his or her mind.
Her presence was symbolic as Koreans have a special connection to the city.
Bringing its manufacture back to America, Mr. Winthrop thought, could be deeply symbolic.
In those societies, people may have begun communicating with symbolic images and pictures.
But the plan was both a symbolic and a financial blow for Britain.
Of course the boat is a concise symbolic element in many important myths.
"It is a symbolic gesture, but a worrying one," one European trader said.
The offers are truly symbolic; donors will not set foot on the properties.
It also serves as a symbolic gravesite for bodies that were never recovered.
This is mostly symbolic and another way to say the U.S. is closed.
Congress should be debating laws governing the use of force, not symbolic resolutions.
The fight over a supporting wall in Manhattan also took on symbolic meaning.
The possible signing of a deal on February 29 will be deeply symbolic.
The symbolic importance of the soup appeared to be completely lost on him.
This is mostly symbolic and another way to say the US is closed.
The Weinstein verdict is symbolic of a world where justice is yet possible.
The company's stock also surpassed $420, a symbolic figure for CEO Elon Musk.
Republicans have dismissed the House war powers resolution as non-binding and symbolic.
"It also matters deeply on a symbolic level," she continued in a statement.
The designation, while seen as a type of public shaming, is largely symbolic.
The vote in the Dutch Senate on Tuesday was more symbolic than substantive.
One Western diplomat said it possibly had no more than a "symbolic" presence.
"There is something wonderfully symbolic" about the order, the band's director, Lt. Col.
These 35 words have immense symbolic meaning, but they also possess real power.
So the grant of subpoena power to Republicans is more symbolic than practical.
The symbolic separation of our routines has been difficult to navigate this summer.
The vote had 19 abstentions, and some members cautioned against making symbolic gestures.
It is a symbolic reaffirmation of major agreements already reached between the parties.
The best they can hope for may be a symbolic reprimand of Trump.
Our membership is humble; they are not looking for accolades or symbolic tributes.
The move would be more symbolic than substantive because those were already illegal.
Most notoriously, the gang was armed with a symbolic agrarian tool: the machete.
In this sense, they are symbolic of rebellion — whether real, contrived, or imagined.
We want to make it quite realistic, possibly with some metaphorical, symbolic elements.
The 3rd Street entrance reveals a rare misstep and offers a symbolic warning.
"The red-light district is symbolic of the problem," she told The Times.
Or the zombies could be symbolic of some of the braindead Trump voters.
Costly gestures with unclear impacts aren't a good place to encourage symbolic stands.
You have to show you won't make small concessions — not even symbolic ones.
Its symbolic figure is not the counterinsurgent on the ground but the drone.
The Irish border became both an actual and symbolic battleground during the Troubles.
"We're probably not going to do that symbolic Bachelorette red rose thing," says Manno.
Today's stock offering is a 'Sputnik moment': it's a first, but it's largely symbolic.
The emphasis on elections isn't merely symbolic; the permanent campaign is a real thing.
Meghan Markle is back in black — and her latest outfit choice is super symbolic.
I choose to wear a hijab as a symbolic expression of diversity in society.
It was largely a symbolic move since the TPP was never officially enacted. 4.
The moment was of symbolic importance, showing the willful and peaceful transfer of power.
Both the emergency managers and (at that point symbolic) elected leadership dismissed these claims.
The moment is appalling and freighted with symbolic weight: We're watching June be silenced.
People "are making a big mistake thinking these sanctions are just symbolic," Dubowitz said.
Somehow, moving the swing set seems more symbolic than another piece of lawn furniture.
The Japanese flag also uses a straightforward circle, but it's meaning is thoroughly symbolic.
The closing ceremony went ahead, and was hailed as a symbolic and sporting success.
For the past couple of years, color has been symbolic of hope for me.
California just totally represents that search for life, that drive, in a symbolic way.
THE humdrum town of Gaotian lies, with symbolic neatness, in "the centre of China".
And it's really important to have wins: The ERA is both real and symbolic.
The "Bad Blood" singer is seeking one dollar in damages as a symbolic gesture.
"He's symbolic of what needs to be happening more frequently all over," she added.
The move is symbolic; the House adjourned for five weeks without voting on it.
In March, Microsoft made a move that was as symbolic as it was lucrative.
The suit, along with Melania's bouffant updo, was as beautiful as it was symbolic.
His absence is symbolic of the uncertainty of the private sector under his tenure.
"That's so symbolic of what will happen to us if we don't act soon."
Choreographers keep peering into "Swan Lake," searching for new themes in its symbolic waters.
The fountain is Troy's Phoenicia, a symbolic home for the Troy he once knew.
Still, even a symbolic contribution might carry weight with America's transactional and temperamental president.
Yet this is a symbolic conflict as much as it is a physical one.
Now it's become symbolic of tiny doors, to have this rainbow around the door.
Swift is also countersuing Mueller for sexual battery for a symbolic $1 in damages.
But the symbolic power of women's dress was not a foreign invention, Zoepf felt.
In addition to a trove of delegates New York is an important symbolic contest.
Instead, the pairing makes clear that painting evolves in the realm of symbolic value.
You can't get more phallic than a knife, a fatal form of symbolic penetration.
But I think it's very exciting because our money, our paper money, is symbolic.
Specs: The return of Technics is largely symbolic of the resurgence in physical music.
"Symbolic politics" was the game here, argued Brookings Institution strategists in a recent note.
Trump made symbolic appeals to racial equality, invoking bizarre circumstances to make his case.
Tsakalotos said quantitative easing would help Greek banks, but that it was largely symbolic.
It's a symbolic show of unity, not a binding document with concrete policy effects.
Though the Golan has political, economic and symbolic importance, its strategic value is paramount.
Chico MacMurtrie's Border Crossers are sculptural statements that bridge borders, both physical and symbolic.
In a way, Hot Chicken Takeover is symbolic of the city it calls home.
Amid these dramas, the unknown woman comes to seem symbolic, like her French counterpart.
Related: Billionaire donors don't like Donald Trump Whitman's support, like Paulson's, is mainly symbolic.
But there's a larger, more symbolic, concern about the light consequence Taylor faced, too.
The two cars would look serendipitously symbolic if I hadn't put them there myself.
Instead, Clinton resigned from the bar of the Supreme Court -- again, a symbolic gesture.
However, the vote to abolish was mostly symbolic — New Hampshire's practice is practically inactive.
The image articulates a symbolic threat against immigrant communities who would critique your actions.
This issue is symbolic and representative of both a European and wider global issue.
All House Republicans also backed a symbolic measure last year condemning a carbon tax.
This disruptive and symbolic politics of nihilism are now hallmarks of the Trump campaign.
Like Trump, Gingrich reveled in crossing symbolic partisan lines to signal his pragmatic reasonableness.
But I'm skeptical of its ability to provoke change, outside of anything solely symbolic.
It's a pittance, but for aspiring comics, that first paycheck holds incredible symbolic value.
The figure is quite symbolic, taking into account expected consumption of 2800 million tonnes.
"Whether symbolic or real, it was the thing that sunk the company," Hicklin said.
The nationality-stripping proposal has stirred indignation above all because of its symbolic nature.
He or she is the face of the company and serves a symbolic role.
But it is a powerful symbolic gesture of her acceptance of the election's outcome.
It's just as symbolic, but isn't used to move the plot forward at all.
However, it is a largely symbolic move while President Nicolas Maduro remains in power.
Hence, the exhibition plays with the symbolic meaning of flags, triggering emotions and questions.
"It's a symbolic event," Bhavya Segal, regional head for Frontier Strategy Group, told CNBC.
The president better take heed or risk the symbolic fate of John the Baptist.
Hankers' blindfold is symbolic of his feelings after he was first diagnosed with HIV.
Supporters claim they see the monuments as symbolic tributes to a proud Southern heritage.
"One must show that we won't make little concessions, even symbolic ones," Macron said.
" He added: "One must show that we won't make little concessions, even symbolic ones.
Yet such a move would be largely symbolic and designed to provoke broader negotiations.
This latest move is largely symbolic, solidifying the administration's plans to the international community.
Given this, it might be tempting to view the JASTA bill as largely symbolic.
While this is most likely symbolic, the next theory is a bit more reaching.
While these hats had symbolic meaning, they were also very handy in the cold.
It's important that you don't walk away from these people; it's a symbolic moment.
She initially thought about writing in her mother's name as a symbolic protest vote.
That in itself should pay dividends—numerical, in the Parliament and institutions—and symbolic.
But being an ally can't just be a symbolic stand in solidarity with immigrants.
The act was largely symbolic, but brilliantly helped to raise awareness of the issue.  .
Censure is largely symbolic, however, and does not remove a House member from office.
The ruling is mainly symbolic as North Korea is unlikely to pay the damages.
Morris's conflation of his pastoral role with conservative politics is a powerful symbolic act.
The violent takeover is symbolic of the power that governments exert over female sexuality.
The ceremony is not legally binding, more of a symbolic gesture extolling self-love.
He described the lawsuit as "mostly a symbolic measure" under current Supreme Court precedents.
But however lustrous a victory might be, it would be largely symbolic given Mrs.
But militarily it's largely symbolic and not designed to take on U.S. air power.
His actions are already affecting US foreign policy on symbolic, substantive, and shameful fronts.
Sunderland has been a symbolic flash point in Britain's decision to leave European Union.
And after people purchase their symbolic black jumpsuits, they share proof on social media.
There aren't any photos of Crazy Horse, so the sculpture is a symbolic portrait.
It was symbolic of the fact that I wanted people to respect me professionally.
The vote is mostly symbolic, given Republican control of the Senate and White House.
Those are characteristics of Swiss commerce in general that are very symbolic to Switzerland.
At this point, negotiators have little to build upon beyond symbolic statements and gestures.
Such a move would be largely symbolic, but could be followed by further action.
So, when Baker's ex-wife shows up, she's under a lot of symbolic pressure.
The symbolic gestures will pale to the force of the message — and the messenger.
On Wednesday, Nelson and Robinson settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each.
He invested it with huge symbolic importance and his faithful, nativist flock believed him.
UK lawmakers backed stripping him of his title in a symbolic vote in October.
She is symbolic of the woman who recognizes, respects and acts upon her ambitions.
Lewis said he was "delighted" to announce the decision and called the move symbolic.
But militarily it's largely symbolic and not designed to take on U.S. air power.
Given his prison sentence, both are symbolic gestures but are testament to his popularity.
"The hope was that our symbolic action would elicit a satisfactory response," he said.
Gwen Graham (Fla.) all favored other figures in symbolic opposition to Pelosi's long reign.
The United Nations opened the Syria peace talks with a symbolic ceremony last Thursday.
The aesthetic precision could be a facade for something symbolic, convoluted and often repulsive.
The law that passed is mostly symbolic and will almost have no practical meaning.
It really is, in a lot of ways, a symbolic celebration of their liberation.
"Each item in the tray has its own special symbolic meaning," adds my aunt.
" He even resorts to presenting existing doctrine as mere "symbolic manifestations of spiritual truths.
The situation arose Monday morning — just hours after Miller had taken the symbolic knee.
But reducing trans people into a symbolic vanguard is not only dehumanizing — it's dangerous.
What could he tell her about Nsibidi, an old and often secret symbolic script?
This paradigm points to the application of shapes and color as symbolic of identity.
It depends on the scholar, but people call that symbolic racism or racial resentment.
In a highly symbolic gesture, he sold it to raise funds for the poor.
Among national Democrats, Ohio is an urgent priority for reasons both symbolic and practical.
"But I think the most important impact is on a symbolic level," he said.
Killing rivals at a feast is also symbolic; either they eat, or you do.
In the article, I read they hoped the march would go beyond the symbolic.
Another effect was the dismissal of art that was considered literary and/or symbolic.
He backed off from even symbolic enforcement of the red line he had set.
Symbolic appeals (or perceived slights) are likely to be especially potent in hard times.
Some of the resistance that Mr. Torra has been putting up is purely symbolic.
Even if the Senate approves the measure, it amounts to a largely symbolic rebuke.
The next two themes in the exhibition reinforce non-gendered, symbolic values of pink.
And yet, despite its largely symbolic nature, the debate over the bill was substantive.
These shallow symbolic gestures are not a substitute for meaningful engagement with black voters.
An off-center stairway juts out, a symbolic ascendance into a temple of art.
Two Republican senators joined Democrats to defeat what had been a largely symbolic effort.
The contest was only symbolic and was ignored by at least some Sanders supporters.
A victory by the challengers would most likely be more symbolic than policy based.
The beauty of the building is found in its allegorical fortitude, its symbolic stature.
But a symbolic gesture seemed to be about all Prince William had to offer.
For all its magnitude, the accomplishment will be regarded largely as a symbolic one.
Well, the president has always been the symbolic figurehead, the embodiment of the country.
The chapter titles are opaque, more like symbolic poetry than guideposts for the book.
If all of that seems too bluntly symbolic, well, so are dreams, quite often.
A judgment against Tailwind also only might be symbolic because it no longer exists.
Prepare for a smorgasbord of symbolic tax amendments crafted for messaging and trolling purposes.
On a historic day for him, it was symbolic of something much more important.
The second adds largely symbolic cooperation on minor military exercises or collaborative military training.
"The president is a singularly important symbolic figure in our national culture," he said.
Canada and Mexico float their currencies, and are unlikely to resist the symbolic gesture.
The collective ownership of these symbolic objects is crucial to the white nationalist movement.
As a vindication of centuries of women's suffering, the symbolic significance can't be overstated.
Experts said the move appeared to be another symbolic effort aimed at targeting immigrants.
A highly visible and symbolic strike that did not kill Americans fits that bill.
There are both logistical and symbolic problems causes by a semi-serious primary challenge.
"Symbolic ethnicity" flourished, but divisions faded: intermarriage rose, discrimination fell and residential enclaves dispersed.
In the Anglophone world, darkness has several symbolic meanings, few of them positive. Why?
They stopped every block or so to act out symbolic moments in the story.
But by then, the issue had taken on a weight more symbolic than substantive.
It's obviously a serious issue but it really seems like a political symbolic move.
But it turns out the policy may be more symbolic than it initially appeared.
This symbolic brazenness seemed like a joke; Mr. Isaac was probably in on it.
Heyns said that ban, which critics have labeled more symbolic than severe, was important.
These patients, he suggested, might find "symbolic meaning" in having an allergy to light.
Whatever the ritual, it would be complicated and imperfect, as all symbolic gestures are.
The city's most symbolic skyscraper is, of course, the futuristic African Union (AU) headquarters.
Meanwhile, in Baghdad, the symbolic heart of the revolution is the city's Tahrir Square.
The effort to maintain symbolic government funding could tap the potential of impact investment.
That's why those Adidas were perhaps her most significant and symbolic fashion statement yet.
A ruling against the CFPB would be a symbolic loss for presidential contender Sen.
So what did Trump's missile strike accomplish beyond a symbolic, ineffectual use of force?
Proof that the congressional Ethics Committees are toothless and more symbolic than anything else?
" David Chao, Invesco's global market strategist for Asia Pacific, called the move "largely symbolic.
Why have you been particularly compelled to focus on the symbolic violence against women?
They carried symbolic, purple "World Passports" and chanted slogans against the deportation of migrants.
Drugs are sold along the wall by the Israeli checkpoint, not for symbolic reasons.
Sanctions targeting Russian intelligence agencies and officials are a largely symbolic move, critics say.
The Welsh Assembly also rejected the deal in a symbolic vote earlier this month.
"Symbolic ethnicity" flourished, but divisions faded: intermarriage rose, discrimination fell and residential enclaves dispersed.
But regulatory barriers have made such "symbolic investments" difficult in America, Ms. Liu said.
As with Shrobe's works, this recombination is symbolic of a reimagined history (and future).
But there are no do-overs on the symbolic aspects of the American presidency.
The plaque itself is symbolic, too, a reminder of how change arrives here: incrementally.
Using symbolic wood from a tree in Philadelphia's Independence Square, they lit a watchfire.
Some of the most important aspects of Michelle Obama's childhood obesity efforts were symbolic.
Is there a landmark in your town, region or country that holds symbolic weight?
But if the United States slides into illiberalism, that has a dramatic symbolic effect.
But voting for a repeal bill now is more than just a symbolic statement.
They wanted the culture-war win, the symbolic screw-you to elites and globalists.
It's empty and purely symbolic, but it's what he does and how he leads.
However, the plan's impact will remain symbolic as long as Maduro remains in power.
The result is a symbolic representation of every value that the two programs compute.
It's very imagistic, holistic, associative, metaphorical, symbolic—it's not linear and it's not logical.
Over the summer, she was awarded a symbolic $1 when she countersued radio host David Mueller for a symbolic $1 after he accused her of ruining his career and reputation when she accused him of groping her at a 2013 meet and greet.
"Some have referred to the term as 'symbolic glue,' or an 'empty signifier,'" Reid writes.
This is symbolic more than anything, because they're not going to get anything from him.
Pancakes While not as symbolic as waffles, pancakes do have some impact on this show.
I don't know if it was a miracle, but it was definitely symbolic of something.
But this is no substitute for the symbolic importance of an ambassador, according to Smith.
Stein acknowledged in an interview with NPR Saturday that the recount effort is largely symbolic.
Trump&aposs openness to the symbolic offer appeared to cede the high ground to Putin.
For some, that monument is a symbolic resting place for ancestors who never returned home.
Some of these event modifications for gender are minuscule to the point of being symbolic.
If Aleppo falls, he could get the military and symbolic prize he has been craving.
That's why Saturday's win over Germany, Brazil's first Olympics gold, was extra sweet, extra symbolic.
The watch also bears yellow and blue stitching as a "tribute" to Pokemon's symbolic colours.
Etchings are a form of symbolic art, but they're made by cutting or scraping objects.
Even the smallest of symbolic details can't escape the changes of life in Trump's America.
So with that dense symbolic structure already in place, what do cards add to it?
A turbulent week dominated by a symbolic drop in China's currency was not finished yet.
As a state-appointed representative of the Queen, it's a position of mere symbolic importance.
It is a happy accident, allowing him to focus on symbolic, rather than narrative content.
But Washington has minimal oil and gas reserves, so this policy achievement was largely symbolic.
The Butte County District Attorney's office called the official announcement "strictly symbolic" in a statement.
The alternative is to accept the status quo or some symbolic agreement that changes nothing.
Today, what we are doing is putting a wall around the RNC, a symbolic wall.
They sometimes base the design on their logo or another easily recognizable symbolic fandom reference.
It's also a symbolic purchase for Oprah, who was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, in 1954.
The group's Doomsday Clock serves as a symbolic warning of the threat of nuclear annihilation.
European politicians have developed a habit of turning thorny substantive debates into poisonous symbolic ones.
Nowadays, she says, that union is celebrated as totally symbolic, but the sensual energy remains.
The police have been sent to evacuate the highly symbolic Sorbonne and some other sites.
Beyond the money, Mr. Rouhani's European visit has important political and symbolic overtones, experts said.
This could mean signing on to the bill is more symbolic than substantive for Republicans.
He is the sort of symbolic target who can define and energize an intraparty movement.
Where it stands: The value of the proposed European SPV is more symbolic than economic.
It has taken on great symbolic significance for both sides of America's deep partisan divide.
But in a symbolic victory, Iraqi police raised the national flag over the mayor's office.
For 32-year-old Dani Beckett the issue is a mixture of symbolic and political.
There's a lot of symbolic potential in "Arkangel," and a vast wealth of potential material.
In a symbolic victory, Iraqi police raised the national flag over the Falluja mayor's office.
" Asked if the contempt citation is simply a symbolic move, Speier said: "I'm afraid so.
Nearly six months into his presidency, he has taken several symbolic steps in that direction.
Indiana would be symbolic because that's [the anti-choice Vice President] Mike Pence's home state.
Lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party abstained during the symbolic vote.
The scenes of strife in France this week were as familiar as they were symbolic.
"She added, "In my opinion, the national anthem is a symbolic song about our country.
"In my opinion, the national anthem is a symbolic song about our country," Upton wrote.
Considering their complete transformation in years since, their joint ratification is a remarkable symbolic moment.
The votes last Thursday were a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump, but largely symbolic.
But the low-dollar investment in an exorbitantly expensive state was largely a symbolic gesture.
President Trump's bold action is symbolic of the strengthening U.S.-Israeli relationship under his leadership.
Many Italian cities, including Rome, already offer civil union certifications, though they are mostly symbolic.
Stamos' departure still seems to be a big loss, even apart from the symbolic title.
His first symbolic gesture was the restoration of the Soviet anthem, which Yeltsin had abandoned.
The visit to the Vatican has a clever symbolic place in this selective world tour.
The very fact that Trump will visit Israel on his first trip carries symbolic value.
But the North chose the most symbolic day to actually turn over the first batch.
The government easily won the largely symbolic votes in France&aposs lower house of parliament.
Eggers's chief tools for inserting symbolic meaning into Josie's chaos are children and pathetic fallacy.
It now involves the symbolic meaning of his nomination and confirmation in the #MeToo era.
Trump is set to hit the symbolic 85033-day mark of his presidency April 29.
It has remained stubbornly above the symbolic threshold since, weighed down by global market fears.
It's symbolic of the kind of (growth) between Europe and the U.S. at the moment.
He called it a symbolic move that may show willingness to move toward a cut.
It's very powerful and has a lot of spiritual symbolic meaning in the Asian culture.
"It's symbolic," Roberto Eugenio Cadiz, chairman of the independent commission, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
But senior Hillary Clinton aides have been eying it as a symbolic victory over Sanders.
" Edelson said he presumes their intention was to protect the flag as a "symbolic act.
For all those sports fans who can't take a little symbolic protesting, relief is here.
The law is entirely symbolic, so it won't provide any new backing for conservation efforts.
Trump appearing to "champion" this group could turn out to be a savvy symbolic gesture.
It's already an Internet meme, and symbolic of this administration's major theme so far: distraction.
To understand the first, it's important to realize that these paintings are all deeply symbolic.
There's a lot going on in this action-palooza, including symbolic thoughts on current politics.
Couldn't be more symbolic: Check out the clouds that passed over the White House yesterday.
"The therapist's role is almost symbolic, and they're supposed to be like Switzerland," Derhally says.
That this happened to Ibaka really is the symbolic nail right in the Raps skull.
As recently as last January, 66 House Democrats cast symbolic votes in favor of impeachment.
While it should not affect his ability to get confirmed, it is a symbolic blow.
The $1 trillion deficit level held symbolic power for Republicans during President Barack Obama's tenure.
The vision is surreally real, at once literal and symbolic, and the meanings productively multiply.
The tent is a sort of symbolic replica of the Shimmer, which we soon discover
Our political concerns instead trend upward and toward the symbolic; equal representation is the lodestar.
Instead, the women's leagues settle for whatever symbolic gestures the league is willing to make.
It was a highly symbolic target: the Prime Meridian, the longitudinal center of the world.
Increasing their coverage goes beyond symbolic moves to change VA's motto by providing tangible benefits.
On Tuesday, Scotland's devolved parliament rejected May's Brexit plans in a symbolic, non-binding vote.
There is no substitute for the powerful symbolic and life-changing nature of refugee resettlement.
Sometimes, it's true, the movie feels arch and overburdened, as the symbolic load piles up.
I just feel like it's symbolic with everything that is wrong with American drinking habits.
Spain and Portugal could still wriggle off the hook or receive only a symbolic fine.
Northam's election was supposed to mark a symbolic and substantive rebuke to all of that.
It's a horrific bait-and-switch that, ironically, is symbolic of much of Trump's presidency.
Lubow's sometimes forced symbolic readings of the photographs seem marshaled primarily to strengthen the defense.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) first launched the symbolic effort in Sydney, Australia, in 2007.
"The statue itself is symbolic of a lot of larger issues," Kessler said last year.
It will fight to the bitter end to defend its most populous and symbolic stronghold.
Without any backing from other countries, Puigdemont's declaration of independence would be nothing but symbolic.
Flannery O'Connor spoke with some contempt of the idea that the Eucharist is merely symbolic.
But the vote was largely symbolic for another reason: It came 19703 years too late.
While many protesters left the symbolic site peacefully, some defied the order and remained behind.
Kaepernick's symbolic protest soon spread to other sports, from the WNBA down to Little League.
It was a symbolic victory, and also an artistic one: The concert was urgent, authoritative.
That "1" in the title is symbolic: There really is nobody else alive out here.
For his part, he only agrees to glitch certain images—things that are inherently symbolic.
The sculptures in the show at Blum & Poe bring a similar kind of symbolic meaning.
The absence of a visa when I cross the channel has symbolic value to me.
Maybe it has a symbolic meaning to him...or maybe he was just really drunk.
"It's very symbolic of the final punctuation on the end of their journey," Lakeman says.
"These cases are mostly symbolic," said Leroy Terrelonge, an analyst with cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint.
Its propaganda arm is trying to soften the symbolic damage of losses on the battlefield.
The tariffs might or might not achieve their objectives, but their symbolic value is great.
This may sound like a small point but at symbolic international summits, such details matter.
It's up for debate whether the impact of loyalty programs is significant or just symbolic.
Was it a purely symbolic attack, a warning to other Russian operatives to remain loyal?
There's also a symbolic and emotional element to this fight that's not to be discounted.
But it's more than just about Free Basics feeling like a symbolic echo of colonialism.
The measure, which passed, is largely symbolic, but it puts Mr. Sueur firmly behind Maurice.
American negotiators are likely to see these commitments as symbolic gestures rather than major shifts.
GOP lawmakers have already made symbolic gestures to the same effect: In July, Republican Sens.
In this instance, the court has a better chance to have an impact, however symbolic.
Critics have derided the law as awkward, "purely symbolic" and irrelevant to an applicant's qualifications.
"[Starbucks] felt they needed to make a symbolic gesture," Harvard sociologist Frank Dobbin told me.
The symbolic and the practical aside, there's also the real question of our constitutional order.
The ritual incorporates yams, pumpkin seeds and other elements that are symbolic of unifying couples.
Some historic buildings are so important, so symbolic, that they deserve to be faithfully reconstructed.
It is a symbolic victory for animal rights activists — and a moment in snack history.
A symbolic statue of a mythical Portlandia sporting a trident knelt below a Cyclopean keystone.
The gesture has been seen by many as one symbolic of love and familial respect.
"It is another symbolic step offered to an administration that has been content with symbolism."
Smiles are a symbolic way of showing that someone is feeling comfortable with their surroundings.
The finding adds to evidence that Neanderthals were capable of symbolic thought and possibly language.
This symbolic "death" offers a potential political compromise in the midst of the current purge.
It's never definitively established, but the suggestive uncertainty frees up Miralles for broader symbolic purposes.
He chose the one in front of the contemporary art museums for its symbolic value.
Populist conservatives also appreciate fake news for conveying what they see as underlying symbolic truths.
But such a move would be more than symbolic — especially to the victims of Darfur.
Will he and Bash get any blowback from the network for Welfare Queen's symbolic victory?
Social media platforms have stepped in to replace real violence with a new symbolic surrogate.
The move is largely symbolic, as NATO's current budget is relatively small, approximately $6900 billion.
They&aposre also symbolic of some of the key differences between millennials and baby boomers.
Some of them seem largely symbolic ... and we're yet to see all the intelligence reports.

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