Word: signallers
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...Withholding contributions is one of the few means of influence that lay Catholics have,” Bane said. “It’s one of the few ways in which they can send a signal they are dissatisfied with the way things are being handled...
...something that might take the parties back to the negotiating table. Second, the Saudis have traditionally played a silent, watchful diplomatic game, waiting for others to make the first move. For Abdullah to issue such a public proposal--his diplomats call it a "statement of vision" and a "signal to the Israeli people"--is unprecedented...
When Holgersen wants to pick up a glass, he moves his right shoulder upward. This movement sends an electrical signal from the position sensor, which is worn under his clothing, to the stimulator in his chest, which amplifies it and passes it along to the appropriate muscles in his arm and hand. In response, the muscles contract and his left hand closes. When he wants to release the glass, he moves his right shoulder downward and his left hand opens...
...projected images - an X or an H, for example, or basic forms such as blocks and circles, tables and chairs - contain live pixels that the video camera registers as a flash when it passes over them. As the camera crosses a live pixel, it sends a signal to the transmitter, which passes it on to the stimulator, which sends an electrical charge to Marie's optic nerve. The result: Marie sees a series of flashes that join up to form recognizable shapes...
...peace-brokering role. They fear that the deteriorating situation in the West Bank and Gaza imperils their own ability to support American initiatives, no small matter in a year in which the U.S. will need Saudi support for any intervention in Iraq. Crown Prince Abdullah's intervention appears to signal that the price of such support will be renewed efforts to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians...