Sentences with phrase «status symbol with»

In Utah Valley, it seems as if a vehicle is a status symbol with the standard reflecting the state of mind of «bigger is better.»

They are a perfect symbol of the Great American Dream; a mass - produced status symbol with the power to speed the owner away to a better place.

Make your belt a status symbol with the Tom Ford T - buckle belt.

An NFL team might just be seen as a toy or status symbol with an expensive price tag.

Not exact matches

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

Louis Vuitton sells plenty of goods in China, but now the core consumers include young office workers with spending money who save up to buy the status symbol.

While Starbucks coffee can be an everyday indulgence for urbanites in the West, with a price tag of 30 yuan (US$ 4.43) for a medium latte in Shanghai, it is still a brand with plenty of snob appeal — a status symbol for the emerging Chinese middle class and a «liquid luxury» for an average worker.

It may be that the person you're engaging with cares more about symbols, about tribal identity, about the status quo.

And my thoughts danced around shades of Indian cloth shot with silver, a symbol of Jewish marital status.

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.

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.

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.

He adds that the majority of the materials, recovered from tombs, provide a glimpse of the wealth in the community, because status symbols were buried with the dead during this period.

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.

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.

All that talk is ridiculous and totally unfair to the individual who may simply be attracted to a person for personal reasons — and it has nothing to do with status or symbol or anything like that.

After loading up on a few blockbusters, John Boyega has decided to get himself one of those prestige flicks, joining the cast of Kathryn Bigelow's latest Jessica Chastain, star of Zero Dark Thirty, talks with GQ about Kathryn Bigelow's biopics, sex symbol status, being Oscar - nominated for The Help, and more

He views the perks of his new wife's status with ambivalence: great tables at restaurants are no big deal, but he likes that women find him hot because he's married to a sex symbol.

Being assigned to work with the «best» kids in the school is considered a badge of honor and a symbol of status in the school.

Competitors for such a high - dollar luxury SUV status symbol are obvious, starting with the Land Rover Range Rover — perhaps the only other SUV that can do what the G - wagen does off - road and still have comparable status - symbol prestige.

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.

This is the ultimate status symbol and I wear it with brazen pride.

But the Flying Spur is a bawdy high - performance sedan with an Old World interior, the S600 is a tech - laden sleeper, and the Ghost is a boisterous 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.

Land Rover Certified Pre Owned Warranty till July 14, 2020 or 100k miles / / Navigation System / / Surround Camera System / / Cooler Box / / LOGIC7 Audio Package / / Extended Leather Upgrade / / Contrast Stitch / / Nutmeg Carpet / / Heated Front and Rear Seats / / Park Distance Control / / According to review / / The 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport lives up to its big brother the Land Rover Range Rover with status symbol amenities and more than ample off - road capabilities.

First and foremost, the X6 gave the customer base a vehicle that can be used as both a performance vehicle with some off road capabilities, as a fashion statement, a luxury status symbol and a comfortable long trip vehicle as well.

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.

There's status symbols and then there's the Duesenberg Model J. Normally car companies would pay celebrities to pose with their product to promote their brand.

The Maruti Swift DZire comes with all the positive aspects of the Swift, coupled with slightly better rear seat legroom, bigger boot and three - box saloon status symbol.

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.

I've realized that for many in the heights of tradpub, a book is a sort of status symbol, a thing to be seen with - call it Conspicuous Reading.

While plenty of authors successfully publish and gain a following without first gaining approval or permission, most are rightfully susceptible to the honor and prestige that comes with being anointed or accepted by a particular house, editor, agent, prize, review... choose whatever status symbol you like.

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».

Indeed, the iPhone is highly in demand — aside from it being a very useful mobile handset where you can incorporate entertainment with business, it is also one that carries a status symbol.

They are peppering the media with things like, «experts say» these dogs used to be status symbols.

His intimidating appearance has made him attractive to people looking for a macho status symbol, and this popularity has encouraged unscrupulous breeders to produce puppies without maintaining the pit bull's typical good nature with people.

It looks better for lawmakers to ban a breed than to target the true source of the problem with supposedly killer breeds: often young, unsupervised, poorly raised kids or the irresponsible adult looking for another status symbol to prove machismo.

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.

They look tough (especially with cropped ears) and similar to Staffies in this country they have been exploited and this loyal, affectionate working dog has become a weapon or status symbol for unscrupulous types leading to a bad reputation with many countries banning the breed.

Many pet owners like the status symbol that goes along with owning a purebred, but we're here to tell you that there are many benefits of owning a mixed breed dog.

One of the big dangers with the more expensive cards is that people grow attached them and some even see them as status symbols (they're not).

These essential household accoutrements are showcased within the grounds of Villa Belong Dua along with a traditional thatched Balinese rice barn from the village; now more often used as a playhouse, but once a symbol of social status indicating the ownership of precious rice - fields.

While games have had in game means of assigning status symbols or rewards to players, the first official use of achievements came with the Xbox and the use of Xbox Live.

The status menu is reasonably complicated too with a large number of symbols and numbers littering the screen to denote things such as your merits (only briefly explaining merits replace experience points to level up), the happy face denoting your virtue (still not entirely sure what virtue affects since many people still don't trust me despite having maximum virtue), the happiness levels of each territory (I assume this means citizens will revolt when unhappy but again, not very clear) and much more.

«The character is not without controversy for her early status as a sex symbol, but she's evolved with the franchise to become the epitome of a strong female hero.»

Billed as a soft opening, Punjab's first - ever international contemporary arts festival launched on 3 March, with performances staged in the courtyard of the Ran - Baas and before the magnificent Darbar Hall, where the Raj had held court, and which still flourishes gilded plaster mouldings, walls inlaid with mirrored glass and 14 crystal, status - symbol, F&C Osler chandeliers.

The exhibition examines how pearls have been employed over centuries as a symbol of status and wealth, how tastes vary in different cultures, and the changing designs of jewellery with pearls.

And the young artist was an insider, from the start, with a combination peculiar to art in the new century — status symbol and lone rebel.