Sentences with phrase «serve as status symbols»

These animals are used to gain profit, for fighting and entertainment, and they serve as status symbols for most of the people living in the city.

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.

The newest iPhone, whose name has already leaked out as iPhone X, will be like the original in that it will be higher in price than most people are used to paying for phones, it will be constrained in availability due to the difficulty of its manufacture, and it will serve as a status symbol for its owners.

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Textiles in Bali, though, not only serve as protection against the cold and sun but are also powerful symbols indicating the status and well being of the wearer.

This winter, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) presents The Horse in Ancient Greek Art, a ground - breaking exhibition that explores the Greeks» fascination with an animal that served as a symbol of wealth, power, and status in ways that are recognizable and familiar even today.

I'd imagine it would feature a design that's attractive enough to serve as both a fashion statement and geeky status symbol — something that would scream «must have» device.