Sentences with phrase «as a status symbol of»

This wasn't quite as big of an issue in America, but for many years, the Burberry brand was the standard issue dress as a status symbol of thugs and gangs all across England.

The opening line for the podcasts starts out with Dave saying «This is the Dave Ramsey show where Debt is DUMB, Cash is KING and the paid off home mortgage has taken the place of the BMW as the status symbol of choice».

In the old days, the villagers kept leopards in the caves as a status symbol of the owner.

Simply put, trophyism is the tendency for men to view women as objects to be collected and displayed as status symbols of their sexual prowess or virility.

Not exact matches

If you're one of the few guys in a city who owns a Harley, people are going to see that as a status symbol.

One example of this is that they don't see a vehicle as a status symbol.

The headphones have become a bit of status symbol worn by celebrities as well as audiophiles.

Its high price and lack of IT - friendly ports make it hard to see it as much more than a status symbol, but a good laptop is a good laptop all the same.

The company touts the terminal as a Stradivarius for the beautiful music of making money, and as a status symbol.

Style is important as a status symbol and a measure of their success, but they're unconcerned with personal health.

Jack Ma has achieved rock - star status in China as a symbol of Chinese entrepreneurship and as an evangelist for small business.

Once the status symbol of anti-establishment Silicon Valley tech companies such as Google and Facebook, the open office floor plan now pervades American workplaces.

Society views this as a right of passage and a status symbol.

Fewer working - class and poor Americans are marrying nowadays in part because marriage is seen increasingly as a sort of status symbol: a sign that a couple has arrived both emotionally and financially.

It is ironic that the very activists who emerged from this new environment developed the strategy of claiming victim status through the use of such symbols as the pink triangle.

My critism is not at people working 9 to 5 jobs but at the whole system of 9 to 5 jobs.Having a 9 to 5 job also becomes a status symbol in South Africa cause a job means money, money immediately means a better standard of material living.Its very frustrating actually.There are many creative options as a way of earning a living.Again, to reitterate, its the system that gets me mad, institutionilisation of peoples lives for money...

To stay with the automobile illustration, cars no longer were merchandized as transportation machines but were sold primarily as extensions of the self — symbols of power, of sexual drive, of freedom, and status.

The dynamic of footballer transfers has become polarised by the emergence of billionaires who see owning a football club as a status symbol, and at the other end of the scale, by the growing debt of clubs at all levels.

Ms. Agrell suggests that stamps in children's passports are merely status symbols for the aforementioned «affluent, affected parents», and even quotes the godfather of travel guidebooks, Arthur Frommer, as questioning how children or parents benefit from family travel.

He won the 1989 Nobel Peace prize, and his status in the West as a symbol of peace continues to infuriate the Chinese authorities.

The prime minister's comments prompted humorous exchanges online but they also revealed a strange status for pasties after Budget 2012, with MPs treating the food as the new «price of milk» — a symbol of how connected a politician is with the public.

De Blasio has recently been more reluctant to leave Brooklyn, citing a long commute to high school for his 15 - year - old son Dante and his 11th Street house's status as a symbol of his populist image.

Evidence shows that in Germany, where these little mannequins originated, doctors used these dolls not as explanatory aids but rather as status symbols, conveying the doctor's expertise of the female body.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Department of the Interior did not show the regulation was the «least restrictive means» to advance the compelling government interest in protecting the bald eagle because of its status as a national symbol.

«We live in a culture where sex is the new gold — the ultimate status symbol — and thereby none of us are having as much as we «should».»

Because of this, having an abundance of fat is no longer seen as a status symbol — it's seen as a symbol of disregard, apathy, laziness, or weakness.

And maybe Japanese people should start rethinking of rice as a status symbol and start eating these other grains again as part of their regular diet again.

I agree with you most of the people has the perception that handbag is a status symbol, however, its more than that as it adds style to what you wear.

This fabric is timelessly popular, while its precious sorts have always been regarded as the symbol of luxury and high social status.

The early and mid of the 2000s saw an explosion of designer logos as they were a status symbol (LV and Gucci, but also Chanel).

We have hundreds of examples; one might be that the rainbow used to be a symbol of God's wrath on a decadent society, and another of course would be The Devil himself — once feared by believers and even non-believers alike — but nowdays is consigned along with the Bible and Jesus resurrection to «myth» status and cartoonised as a little man in red pants and a pitch fork.

Cast as much for her sex - symbol status as her chops, Johansson nevertheless delivers one of her most astonishing performances — one that essentially finds her playing a performer, albeit an unearthly one.

The film «E.T.», which the family sees together, becomes a dynamic symbol both for the family's acceptance of Frankie's «return home» to heaven, but also for their own status as aliens in America.

Wreathed in the glory that is Benedict Cumberbatch's current status as an international sex symbol — «The Thinking Woman's Crumpet,» he has been called, in the land of crumpets — comes the third season of Mark Gatiss and...

Driver, the soulful ex-boyfriend of Lena Dunham's character on Girls and a brilliant portrayer of millennial squirminess in Noah Baumbach's While We're Young, now chafes at his popular status as a Bushwickian sex symbol.

There are some great ideas at play, especially the implication that Katniss» new status as the symbol of the revolution is not all that different from her life as a surviving tribute in the first act of Catching Fire.

Is Peluchonneau a symbol of right - wing authoritarianism, or does he represent democracy, as a common man determined to reduce a member of the elite to equal status?

Unlike the Range Rover, an S - class can't ford three feet of water, but celebrities, athletes, and the wealthy use both vehicles as status symbols.

And crossovers have become something of a status symbol, as some have luxury trim levels that feature all the same amenities found in big, expensive sedans.

«We understand Mustang's heritage and iconic status it has in the world and as a symbol of Americana,» said Peter Horbury, executive director of Design, The Americas.

Rare, whether due to price or low production numbers, and highly sought after as almost universally - recognized status symbols, high - end sports cars are the ones we all had posters of on the walls of our childhood bedrooms.

The Lincoln owner views the MKS as a reward for hard work, not simply an outward symbol of status.»

It has become a status symbol for the upwardly mobile middle - management set, just as the original GTI came to represent the cash - rich «yuppie» over 30 years ago, and continues to thrive in spite of the charge of cars such as the Audi A3 and BMW 1 Series.

Despite all its performance prowess, however, the Cayenne Turbo's primary attraction will be as a mall - crawling status symbol, and, from the perspective of cabin communications and entertainment tech, it struggles to compete with cars half its price.

Ever since its groundbreaking debut as the first four - door coupe in BMW history, the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe has earned its status as a symbol of panache and prestige.

Because of their high prices and status - symbol nature, BMWs are correctly thought of as luxury cars.

Treasured as a status symbol believed to bring good luck, the Asian arowana is bred on high - security farms in Southeast Asia and sold by the hundreds of thousands each year.

I know if a new book by William Gibson or Neil Gaimon came out and was one of a kind, with a very limited run, I would certainly spend $ 200 on it and use it as a status symbol.

Holmes offers a compelling portrait of a woman whose public display and ultimate study by scientists long ago gained her iconic status as a symbol of European fascination with African sexuality.

To the average consumer, the Blackberry is still a recognized «status symbol» and consequently many other phones (maybe not as much with iphone) are overlooked due to their perceived lack of recognition from their peers.