Then there are the symbolic gestures or emblematic gestures that have a meaning or provide a piece of information.
"Facebook likes have a meaning that we can use to understand the psychology behind what people do, " says David Stillwell, a co-author of the study.
You could say something five different ways, and each time it'll have a different meaning to somebody.
The only thing I could say to her is thank you for your family's sacrifice this Memorial Day, a day that will forever have a different meaning for her.
Tax returns have a statute of limitations meaning that there is a limit to the amount of time over which the accuracy of those returns can be challenged.
All of these states have low populations, meaning they have a higher percentage of pork per capita than, say, California.
"Federal law required generic sulindac to have the same ingredients, the same warning and the same safety profile as the branded version, but a New Hampshire jury imposed liability because sulindac didn't have a different safety profile, meaning a different ingredient or a different warning, " he said.
Also, we have a different internal meaning for the word housing bubble.
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So, when do words have a lot of meaning?
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Or maybe a treatment will have "a placebo effect, " meaning it will make you feel better just because you have confidence it will make you feel better.
Sasser does not have a malicious payload, meaning it does not destroy or alter information within a computer.
The Xbox 360 once again topped the NPD Group's hardware charts in July, claiming a near-majority 49 percent market share of consoles -- but the 203, 000 units sold were a steep drop from the 257, 000 units that traded hands in June, and a far cry from the glory days that would have given a victory more meaning.
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Milan also have a game in hand meaning they could potentially draw level with the four-in-a-row champions if they were to win next weekend's crunch clash.
People who report seeing representations of passivity or helplessness in the blots are thought to have a dependent personality, meaning they rely on others to satisfy their needs.
He further observed that as bad as things have been, a diversified portfolio (meaning holding stocks and bonds) would have produced positive returns.
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The union voted to authorize a strike more than a week ago, meaning a strike could have coincided with this weekend's much anticipated Belmont Stakes.
Across the country, a bout a third of all adults are classified as obese, meaning that they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
It has also moved to a centralised European buying system, meaning that it would have a "product offer that did not meet UK customers' needs".
If those paintings had celebrity appeal in their own time, most of them now have a melodramatic look that suggests a tableau vivant whose meaning we don't necessarily care to explore.
This ratio is just 4 percentage points shy of a yearly peak, meaning speculators have been snapping up puts over calls at a near annual-high pace.
The random acts of kindness by well meaning strangers have a downside.
Labour have increased their majority in Hyndburn, with an extra five seats, and in Blackburn with Darwen with seven gains, meaning Labour have a 26-seat majority.
Some 1, 400 boxes of original paperwork were put into storage but an unknown number of papers have suffered a microbial infection, meaning they cannot be handled without wearing gloves and masks.
Although the art is the most important investment I have made, after the purchase of my apartment, if my collection or each piece were to be taken out of its current context, they would have taken on a whole different meaning.
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On the desktop, windows have a flatter, two-dimensional feel, meaning the old transparent bordering is a thing of the past.
But a decomposing whale can be a public health risk, meaning councils or private landowners usually have a responsibility to dispose of the bodies.
Some have even called for a return to the gold standard, meaning each dollar would have to be backed by an ounce of gold.
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The Red Motion's drawback is that it'll cost you a stop of speed even when the ND is off, meaning you may have to change to a classic mount in low-light situations.
British cities, and certainly London, are densely populated, meaning that they have a lot of mixed-use properties, such as offices and retail in one building.
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When the soundtrack starts to get stale, you have to load a new one, meaning a 20-minute session transferring songs from your PC to the MP3 unit.
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