The idea of the V mask being appropriated as a political symbol is inherently ridiculous, he suggests.
Answering polling questions in the presence of a powerful symbol is not the same as voting.
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Its symbol is a hand clasping a flower, but the hand only has three-fingers.
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.
Others, however, like David Fleming, director of Tyne and Wear Museums, worry that such an overtly Christian symbol is inappropriate in the modern multi-faith north-east.
In order to make sure that the Olympic symbol is not infringed upon, there is a protected area surrounding the Olympic rings that must be honored.
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This is a symbol of where Michigan is going, this is a symbol of where Holland is going, this is a symbol of where America is going.
The standalone siren symbol is a risk for the company, but it speaks to the power of the evolving Starbucks brand as it diversifies its portfolio beyond just offering coffee.
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To ensure that the integrity of the symbol is maintained and to maximize its effectiveness, it is vital that Marketing Partners use the Olympic rings only as directed and approved.
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What better symbol is there of the beauty of the human spirit than a device that harnesses the power of flight to deliver free merchandise into the hands of deserving fans hundreds of feet away?
Now the phone that gets all the press, that is hailed as revolutionary (although how revolutionary is a hotly debated point, and best kept for another time), and is still seen as a powerful status symbol, is crashing in price.
To the Amish, a beard is a significant symbol of faith and manhood, and the way Amish women wear their hair also is a symbol of faith.
Cystic fibrosis is a symbol of how difficult it is to move from genetic discoveries to new medicines.
The session that I had this morning with democracy promotion experts, including many of the founders of Solidarity, who recently traveled to Tunisia to share their advice and assistance, is just a symbol of why Poland is so important.
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It is a symbol of how important it is for us to spur entrepreneurship, to help startups, to move aggressively so that we can assure more companies that create the most jobs in our economy are getting a leg up from the various programs that we have in our government.
So for many Georgians, building this shining new parliament, is a moving symbol of how the country is also building itself.
If Solyndra is more symbol than scandal, its lasting significance is that it is helping to swell public sentiment in a way that can have direct bearing on how businesses like Ford communicate.
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"That kind of activity I think is something of a symbol of an organization that is getting a bit desperate, " Renuart said.
"That kind of activity I think is something of a symbol of an organization that is getting a bit desperate, " said Renuart.
In the first three years of this month, 16 rhinos have been killed, triggering a furore in Assam where the animal is seen as a symbol of regional pride and is also valued for drawing tourists to the state.
If the otter is the symbol of the trail, the sound of the sea is its soundtrack.
In parts of Liberia, cross-dressing is a symbol of the passage from boyhood to manhood, which is why some adolescent soldiers wear dresses when going about the manly business of war.
"Reagan National is a symbol for the whole country, and even though it is close to all these monuments and buildings, and we worry about that, I think the security can be resolved, " he said.
Every ostentatious symbol of teenagehood is on display: Puma, Adidas, Nike, Quiksilver, baggy jeans, hooded tops.
Tiny and little-known Implant Sciences, which trades over-the-counter with the ticker symbol IMSC, is one of them.
United States Natural Gas Fund, symbol UNG, is an exchange traded fund designed to track the performance of natural gas.
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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But really, doesn't he have an aide who can tell him that the symbol of America is not the bald ego?
It trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AFN and is also listed on the Grey Market as AGGZF.
Perhaps the most appropriate symbol of that is Bill Iffrig, the 78-year-old runner who was knocked down by the force of Monday's blasts and then got up, determined, and walked to the finish line.
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