Sentences with phrase «role as a status symbol»

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.

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These were two huge yet strikingly different movie stars: Davis came from an esteemed theatre background and relished unflattering, gritty roles, whereas Crawford embraced her status as an otherworldly Hollywood icon and sex symbol.

The work investigates the role of shoes as status symbol in the urban context, elevating the role of the shoe shiner as the provider of a tool for ascension.

Its role is not so much to divide as it is to serve as a status symbol, reminiscent of country estates reduced to 18th century London squares.

I am not completely discounting this being a possible necessary govt role because what happens if a sizeable proportion of people are rich enough and want to retain use of gas guzzling muscle ICE cars as status symbols despite high carbon taxes while it also becomes clear we need to get to zero net emissions?

This is leaving aside their role as prominently displayed status symbols — leather bindings aren't cheap.