They can be symbolic and inspirational, and bring some sense of normalcy during a disruptive time.
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Mark Mulligan, editor of the Media Industry Blog, said the move might be intended to be symbolic.
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The traditional definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of declining GDP, but at this point the distinction would only be symbolic.
The technical definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of declining GDP, but at this point the distinction would only be symbolic.
Its scheduled stops -- in places such as the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati -- will be symbolic too, allowing the team to raise awareness of places that are particularly vulnerable to changing environmental conditions, such as rising sea levels.
Mr Alfonsin, striving to keep the alliance intact, argued that the vote would be merely symbolic.
That would be a symbolic first step towards an eventual reduction in Western troop numbers.
But, however upset it is, the army's protest will almost certainly be merely symbolic.
Council member Gordon Wozniak noted that any drone ban would be largely symbolic.
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Speaking last week, centre-right President Sarkozy said no decision had been taken, but it would be highly symbolic to have Albert Camus interred at the Pantheon.
Extending Mr. Rifi's term would be a symbolic gesture to ease the fears of Sunnis in Lebanon and keep their grip on the internal security apparatus.
But the move may be largely symbolic, as it does not seem to have had an impact on the number of people using The Pirate Bay.
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As a consequence, there are those of faith who confuse mythos with logos - that is, they read a story or sacred text and interpret what is intended to be a symbolic aspect of spiritual life and treat it literally, as though the story happened historically or happened exactly as described.
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It won't be nearly as substantive as Bretton Woods, but it might be almost as symbolic.
And flushing the Islamists out of Timbuktu, Mali's historic cultural center, would be a big symbolic gain.
That would be a big symbolic victory, to add to a series of strategic gains made in recent weeks.
Even if complete disarmament turns out to be a chimera, some limited decommissioning would be a powerful symbolic move towards peace.
Buyback manages to be sweeping, symbolic, substantial, and comforting even as it advances a sensible policy with no risk of overreach.
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And whatever the result, the ramifications will be more than symbolic.
Although that is only half the norm for American and European firms, it would be a useful symbolic step to improve the Japanese average of 9.5%.
"It could be useful and symbolic way of making the point that people subjected to a community penalty are not being 'let off', " said Lord Coulsfield.
However, the Irish vote will be of great symbolic significance.
Independent fact checkers have said that offshore drilling will have no short-term, and little long-term, impact on gas prices, but McCain has said it would be useful as a symbolic gesture to signal U.S. resolve not to be dependent on foreign oil.
The animals might be mythical characters, symbolic scapegoats, tribal families, mnemonic devices, or perhaps totemic scarecrows, guarding the pillars from evil.
Publishers might be rejoicing at the symbolic defeat of RSS feeds.
His demise in France could be seen as the symbolic start of a new era of openness, but we are still in an awkward transition period, where the French public opinion is trying hard to find its mark.
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But it will reveal a lot, and its symbolic importance will be immense.
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