Sentences with phrase «stands as a symbol»

In like manner the emancipation, or «redemption», of Israel from Egyptian servitude by the crossing of the Red Sea came to stand as a symbol, first, of God's providence over His people, and then of the «redemption» of mankind in a far deeper sense.

Later, symbolic reference is alluded to as the theory «according to which our sensory perceptions stand as symbols for the activities in the external world» (PW 169/186).

What is more, such love can overflow; of this possibility, the child or children in a marriage stand as a symbol.

The pulpit in the Protestant church stands as a symbol of God's Word.

«Chestnut trees are a vital part of healthy woodlands and long stood as a symbol of healthy communities as well, here in Erie County and across the eastern U.S.. Then, communities nationwide were stricken and watched helplessly as blight took these magnificent trees by the millions across decades, leaving lone sentinels dotting the landscape where thousands of their counterparts had flourished,» said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz.

It is a symbol of innovation and technology — it also stands as a symbol that function can be beautiful.

The mural and the new bulbs planted today stand as a symbol for the ways in which the arts and social justice can build pathways to equity and opportunity for all Bronx youth and families.»

She stands as a symbol of nature's fragility and what has been lost.

In many historically Christian countries, the buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, with the cross standing as a symbol of the crucifixion.

As reported by Rolling Stone, the six directors released the statement last night, calling for «this award to stand as a symbol of the unity between nations and the freedom of the arts.»

What animal stands as a symbol of the Republican party — a donkey or an elephant?

Both the LE and the Limited Platinum stand as symbols of the advancement of technology.

It makes Oyster look pretty prescient for focusing so hard on its technology and mobile reading experience (as it did from launch — and which was surely one of the main reasons it raised $ 17 million from big VCs), because otherwise the company's exit would only stand as a symbol of the fact that ebook subscriptions don't work.

May this edifice always stand as a symbol that this community and nation are places where we all can make a difference for animals.

Gilded with steel keeping the now hollowed 800 - year - old Western Red Cedar from toppling, the stalwart stands as a symbol encouraging the protection of vulnerable environments and reminds local residents of their victories won to protect local ecosystems from irresponsible de-forestation.

Since its opening in 1912, this Boston, Massachusetts luxury hotel has stood as a symbol of the city's rich tradition of culture, history and hospitality.

Could this gesture stand as a symbol for the gallery's world - conquering ambitions?

Through a highly diverse selection of objects from the V&A's wold renowned collection, Unidentified Acts of Design stands as a symbol of the ever - expanding curatorial interest developing alongside the arrival of the V&A's new gallery.

Created using gouache, pencil and the paper money from countries that have been in significant wars with the United States, the pieces stand as a symbol of excessive spending and landscapes transformed.

Every tone, shape and surface stands as a symbol for personal reminiscences or historical facts.

The father stands as a symbol of the safeguards we have in place, but as we are aware, oftentimes these safeguards do no operate as intended.

In one of Mauri's most well - known works, «Il Muro Occidentale o del Pianto» (The Western or Wailing Wall)(1993) a barricade of suitcases carrying individual luggage tags stands as a symbol of exile — a monument to the transmigration inflicted by war.

Known worldwide for his brave disobedience during the Cold War in illegally painting miles of the Berlin Wall, Thierry Noir's work stands as a symbol of freedom and an act of defiance against walls, borders, and persecution.

But scratch - offs stand as a symbol in his imagery, Burdzinski's way of bringing up modernization's lack of morals.

The unbroken egg has historically stood as a symbol for perfection, purity and potential in contrast to its fried iteration.

Sculpture no longer needed to represent, but it was free to just BE and stand as a symbol of an original kind of art.

«The result is that Ferus stands as a symbol of the transition of Los Angeles from provincial center to what it is today — an internationally recognized center for the arts.»

Shrouded in darkness many of the world's major landmarks stand as symbols of hope against global warming during Earth Hour, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Gold Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Colosseum in Rome.

Opinion leaders and group leaders have an effect in a democracy and stand as symbols to their constituency.»

The Empire State Building may no longer be the tallest building in the world, but it's once again standing as a symbol of progress, nearly 80 years after its completion.

«Historically, U.S. Bank Tower has been a strong performer and for decades has stood as a symbol of the City of Los Angeles; we are privileged to be selected by a world - class owner like OUE to manage such an iconic project,» Hines Managing Director Doug Metzler said in a statement.

Pools have long stood as a symbol of the California lifestyle.

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«Family,» the metaphor and symbol of dependent origination, defines the nexus of meaningful relationships — although, they can not be reduced to what «family» stands for, it tends to be perceived, as such, nonetheless.

And that bleaching has not produced a more tolerant people, but a far more intolerant civic life, of which the recent awfulness in Charlottesville, Virginia, may stand as a vile symbol.

«13 Gerhard von Rad recalls with approval the suggestion of the Jewish biblical scholar Franz Rosenzweig: we ought no longer to think of the symbol R as standing for Redactor but rather, for Rab benu, which means, in Hebrew, our master»; since for the final form in which we receive the work, we are indebted to him and to his interpretation.14 His was the same historical perspective which gave rise to this prayer:

In this version the sense presentation as symbol is said to stand for the physical object with which it is causally correlated, not to another experience.

In addition to the Sufis who looked upon the law as a means of self - discipline there were those who looked upon the shari`a as a set of symbols standing for hidden religious meanings.

«96 P. Wright defines symbol as «a relatively stable and repeatable element of perceptual experience, standing for some larger meaning or set of meanings which can not be given or not fully given, in perceptual experience.

What Jerusalem was in 587 B.C.E — a symbol of anguish and loss — Tokyo stood for in 1945 and Saigon in 1972, as Kosuke Koyama explains in Waterbuffalo Theology.

As St. Francis stands with the symbols of death and self - sacrifice in his hands, so stands every life of faith.

He notes that in Elmhurst in the»50s one organization «stood far above all others as a symbol of fellowship and civic pride - the Jaycees, then known officially as the United States junior Chamber of Commerce... the nerve center of the new suburban generation.»

To call policemen «pigs» or to stereotype them in other ways is only to express our own lack of civility and common decency which they, quite rightly, keep telling us is a symbol of the social disorder against which they stand as the last defense — a rather ambiguous position to be in, in any society.

In the violent and tragic struggle for justice In El Salvador, the name of one man stands out as a symbol of Christian commitment and unusual courage.

The revelation of God in the black church and in the lives and experience of black Christians has laid an obligation on black people: their task is to stand everywhere in the world as a Christian symbol of God's opposition to oppression.

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby (Gen 18:2 NIV)»... Furthermore, there is a good reason to study the old Orient, the rituals and cultures of the Middel East, especially at that time,,, i myself being Half Egyptian and having been raised there, am blessed with this foreknowledge for certain things that are still the same way now as they were at th etime of Jesus and earlier,,, where Men kiss to greet one another for example,,, so when King David talks about the love of Jonathan being greater than that of a woman,,, and at the same time knowing that the Hebrew litreature (as the Arabian culture to quite an extent still is) was very poetic and used éndless symbols and parabels to express an idea,,, one might do himself a favor not jumping to conclusions which satisfy only his very own ideas and thoughts,,, the biggest problem with Bible interpretations lately is Verses ripped out of the context and interpreted in such a way that has nothing to do with its original context... «To the law and to the testimony!

The congregation's members, as God's household, stand between the symbols of the two stories, one figured on the rear wall, the other sounded and signed from the chancel.

But standing in that environment where fire's destructive power is widely known is a church seeking to claim even flames as a symbol of redemption.

They represent a symbol of our country's humble beginnings as a coffee exporting nation, a period that built the base for our long - standing democracy.

Standard drinks information, which has been a long - standing requirement, will soon be joined by a container deposit scheme symbol as the larger states begin to roll out these schemes.

Ultimately then, like many have concluded with this year's anniversary, the significance of Magna Carta for those in the movement lay in what it stood for as a potent symbol of the long struggle for the rights and freedoms of the British people.