It's an expression of power.

CNN: Rebels with a cause: Botswana's heavy metal heads

In this digital world, where mixing cultures could be as easy as pressing a few buttons, it still takes good old-fashioned vision to imagine a sound that reflects an honest expression of what it's like to be from two great histories.

NPR: The Music Of Africa, By Way Of Latin America

Despite the disgrace, Tanya still supports Lula and looks at me with an expression that says it's the economy, stupid.

NPR: Lula Enjoys Healthy Lead in Brazil Presidential Race

It was an abysmal investigation and it's the first time in my professional career that I have used such an expression to describe a police investigation.

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Given the widespread association in the UK between the metric system and the European Union, it's tempting to view the battle simply as an expression of hostility towards political integration.

BBC: Will British people ever think in metric?

It's not a recipe--when it becomes one, the game is over--but an expression, an alloy of individuality, tradition, craft, integrity, and usually a passion for doing something well for its own sake.

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