Word: symbolize
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...having a monarchy. In a way, it gives a human aspect to the institution of head of state which is not possible in an elected system where one head of state follows another like so many brands of cars. The dilemma then is how one monarch can be a symbol and a personality at the same time. It is, admittedly, a very hard role to fit. Yet when the monarch is qualified, he or she can be one of the most effective unifiers of a nation. The world seems to have many such monarchs...
...protege of another Coke legend, former CEO Robert W. Woodruff, who became increasingly impressed by the intensity and integrity of the man from Havana. With Woodruff's influence, Goizueta was tapped in 1981 to run the Atlanta-based company. At the time Coke was an omnipresent but floundering symbol of American business and culture. Subsequently, Goizueta became one of the most highly regarded of all CEOs, having turned one of the world's most nonessential consumer products into a money spinner with annual sales of $18.5 billion. "No one loved the Coca-Cola company more than Roberto," said Berkshire HathawayCEO...
...jowls and wrinkles." Maybe more actors should try it. After a slightly slow period in the early '90s, his movie career has heated up. An added bonus: his daughter ANGELINA JOLIE--who can be ogled in Playing God--may now safely assume the mantle of family sex symbol...
...deconstructs family relationships and social unease with as much ardor as he amplified the joyous heart of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. One wishes, though, for some greater redemption to fully flesh out the lives of its characters. The ice storm in this film, as a natural symbol of change and the wiping away of sins, is like Noah's flood without the rainbow...
Additionally, Messinger's fight to become the first woman to govern the nation's largest city should stand as a significant political milestone. Unfortunately though, she has not caught on as a symbol of feminist advancement and, according to polls and the crowds at her events, women are not enthused by her campaign...