Is it supposed to be a symbol of his seriousness about the deficit?
Casino Pier spokeswoman Toby Wolf said the ride would be a symbol of the strength and resiliency of the Jersey Shore.
"One Western Wall for one Jewish people, " said Mr Sharansky, expressing hope that the site "will once again be a symbol of unity among the Jewish people and not one of discord and strife".
If Germany were to slip into recession, that would be a powerful symbol of the eurozone's problems.
Some online writers on Wednesday said the goofy race may be a real symbol of what's to come for Twitter.
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Barcelona, Paris, New York and Moscow have shown that a directly elected mayor can be a strong symbol of civic identity.
The position has few duties but will be seen as a symbol of William's growing role within the Royal Family.
"We are in this for the long term and have experience with multiple generations, so the name should be useful as a symbol of continuity, " says David Rockefeller Jr.
It is being called the Scarf of Hope and it aims to be more than just a symbol of Peru's estimated 15, 000 "disappeared" but a physical reminder that in the majority of cases their relatives live on without ever knowing how they died nor where to find their remains.
Then there's the personal image: HTC suggests that a lot of people want their phones to be their symbol of success, which means the phones themselves need a professional look, so glossiness and bright colors aren't for everyone.
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As alcohol ceased to be a cultural symbol, the appropriate regulation of alcohol ceased to be an ideological issue.
Under the decision, passed by the council on Wednesday, the title "Hero City Stalingrad" will be used during commemorations as "a symbol of Volgograd".
The mass of leaves and flowers seems to be swallowing the building -- and provides a proud symbol of resurgent nature in this busy, downtown district.
In the meantime, empty frames hang on the walls of the museum, a reminder of the "enormous loss" and a symbol of hope that they will be recovered, said Ortiz.
However, if Mr Sadr gets himself arrested, he may be able to establish himself as a symbol of resistance to the new order, as his father was a symbol of resistance to the old.
The notion that it might be a disaster is based on the misconception that a strong currency is somehow a symbol of economic virility.
The ultimate Bolofsky-killer, Stark says, will be the thousands of handheld Symbol Technologies computers the city is giving agents (only a fraction of tickets these days are issued by police officers) to replace old-fashioned citation books.
Owning a piece of Facebook might be more status symbol than growth investment.
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Baroness Thatcher's funeral should be funded by private business as a "beautiful symbol of her premiership", a Greater Manchester MP has said.
It is believed it will be the first time the rainbow flag, a symbol of gay pride, has been displayed in the Isle of Man.
They also agreed that the Confederate flag, which civil rights campaigners say is a symbol of repression, should be lowered in South Carolina - the only state still to fly the flag on its statehouse.
Thanks to Miller, the Major League Baseball Players Association became a symbol of what a union could be if it had the right leadership and vision for unity.
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Even if the currency has now hit bottom, that is not exactly a triumph for what was supposed to be the symbol of Europe's arrival as an equal to the superpower across the pond.
To Generation Y, a status symbol is more likely to be whether or not it has the new iPad or a certain level of freedom.
"Mike Mayo is a symbol of all that we aspire to be, " he says.
Mr Rowland, a Waterbury good ol' boy, may have become a symbol of what is suddenly considered to be unacceptable behaviour.
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Ironically, although distinctive Scottish banknotes are a symbol of separate identity, it might be better for an independent Scotland to use Bank of England money.
This may be conceptually sensible, but this button has a circular arrow symbol reminiscent of the "Back" button on a Web browser.
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