Sentences with phrase «not status symbols»

Dogs are not status symbols to be stuck in the yard to make you look good.

Animals are thinking, feeling, loving beings, not status symbols.

Best Advice: «Exhaustion is Not a Status Symbol» (Lillian Cunningham at The Washington Post interviews Brené Brown)

Although a luxury brand, Lincoln isn't the status symbol it once was, which may deter those looking to make a big impression.

Today it's a tool, not a status symbol.

How is it not a status symbol for some wealthy American to buy a supposedly rescued dog as a Valentine's Day present?

Today it's a tool, not a status symbol.

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««Modern» means brands that are inclusive, brands that are more approachable, that are not just based on exterior symbols of status,» says Luis.

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

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.

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...

And because the self tends to be multidimensional, if not transformational, the process of choosing and adapting religious symbols may acquire the quality of a lifelong «journey» rather than a once - for - all decision, let alone an ascribed status.

But I'm not a slave to status symbols.

They didn't need their children to be their status symbols.

As such, babywearing also became a status symbol, but not in the same way.

Given that most well - heeled Chinese women do not work, these nannies - with - extras are more of a status symbol than a necessary accessory to a busy life.

Simply saying «oh, aren't they silly and old fashioned status symbols!»

Will the Minister require the Royal Mail to keep red pillar boxes, or ensure that some form of listed heritage status is applied to them so that we do not lose this great British symbol?

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.

Because these status symbols are relatively low cost from a biological standpoint, scientists have long wondered why there aren't more fakers — that is, low - ranking individuals masquerading as high - ranking ones — in the wild.

«It is a big status symbol in biology,» he says, «whether it's a need or not.»

He noted that most workers responded favorably to the new arrangement in the pilot study, especially younger employees, who don't see the corner office as a status symbol.

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 are in a world where these things are touted as important status symbols and steps toward success, but they are not accessible for most people.

They are not only a status symbol, but also represent a unique quality of material and manufacturing.

And either way, it's not good, because we already live in a day and age where being «crazy busy» functions as a status symbol.

«Stressed» is now a status symbol and I can't be sure exactly when it happened.

And sugar daddy men are generally on the superficial side of things, and frankly, they're usually not very capable of enjoying a lady for more than her physical or «status symbol» attributes.

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.

The steel rotors are the proper choice here; overused as status symbols, carbon ceramics tend to be awful in the real world with noise and vibration that aren't worth their excessive cost in daily use.

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.

Except for that one awkward moment, Automobile Magazine's test of the world's top two automotive status symbols could not have fared better.

The G550 has proven that under the posh leather and the lighted kick plates that define its modern role as a status symbol, it's still a rugged, solid - axle old beast, a truck to put the fear in the Soviets and remind everyone that Germany is a country not to be trifled with.

The Phantom is not only the ultimate status symbol, it's the Holy Grail of handcrafted luxury automobiles.

Economy cars has always been available, but did not sell nearly as well as large and comfu gas - guzzler... status symbols... safety... and many excuses for buying big and livin» large!

Between safety features and infotainment systems driving up even entry - level vehicles» price tags; and car - hailing apps turning four - wheeled freedom machines into appliances, people 18 to 35 simply don't have a good reason to care about cars, unless they want a luxo - truck as a status symbol.

While a new Mercedes - Benz is a status symbol of sorts, it doesn't have to cost you six figures.

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

It's a status symbol and they don't care if something half the price could outrun and out handle it.

But the kitchen will not come into its own again until it ceases to be a status symbol and becomes again a workshop.

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.

The tablet itself is priced at around $ 250, meaning that most of the population can't afford one and that it is a widely recognized status symbol.

«Books are status symbols, you can't really see what someone has read on their Kindle,» Mitchell said.

Isn't the letter intentionally designed to present the new, higher limit as a status symbol, to undermine your good common sense about credit?

These modest millionaires have stayed away from the debt treadmill and they don't have the status symbols to show for it.

Animals should not be treated as possessions, and in a humane world, would not be bought and sold, used as status symbols, or otherwise exploited.

In current society, although not as prohibitive in cost as they once were, they are still considered by some to be a status symbol.

«Dogs were made to be friends not exhibits, status symbols or «positional goods» that demonstrate their owner's aesthetic sensibilities, status, income or fastidious good taste.

The people creating the most problem with dogs are: those using dogs as status symbols for the wrong reasons; undereducated owners who do not realize the time it takes to properly raise any dog; those who unintentionally allow undesired behaviors to grow and fail to address them.

Dogs are NOT and SHOULD N'T BE status symbols or symbols of brute strength.