Word: symbolically
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Economic sanctions would be no more than a symbol of dubious impact. Symbolic effect, while important, must be weighed against the costs of symbolic action. Clearly a grain embargo would seriously hurt agri-business and damage the U.S. balance of trade; those costs far outweigh any symbolic gains...
...Considered sacred by the ancient Druids, mistletoe was gathered in elaborate winter solstice ceremonies and distributed to all in attendance. The sprays hung over house entrances, signalled a propitiation and an offer of shelter to deities during the season of frost and cold. The plant was regarded as a symbol of future hope and peace, and whenever enemies met beneath it they would drop their weapons and embrace. Kissing under the mistletoe probably grew out of this practice. Originally used to deck churches, mistletoe was abandoned in favor of holly and ivy because as one chronicier reports, it was "found...
...title of the film and the weekend refers to the pink triangles homosexuals interred in Nazi concentration camps were forced to wear on their uniforms. The pink triangle has since been adopted as a positive symbol by the gay movement, Michael G. Colantuono '83, former secretary of the GSA said yesterday
Even General Motors, a symbol of the state's traditional pride as well as its current problems, resorted to gimmickry in an attempt to sell an overstock of houses owned by transferred employees. GM offered to give each buyer of a home another longtime American dream, a new car free of charge. The company sold 46 homes in metropolitan Detroit. But every buyer in these tight-money times turned down the car-and took a cash discount instead...
Whether cats represent a psychic revolution or merely engage our interest because they're decorative and instructive or just a jet-set recognition symbol like Gucci luggage, the cat and its ways never fail to fascinate...