Sentences with phrase «symbolic gesture of»

It was not only a loss of a particularly apt symbolic moment, it also obscured the Government's own commitment to concrete action in health, housing, employment and education by presenting it as an alternative to any symbolic gesture of apology.

It doesn't replace federal printed currency, but augments it by getting people to make the practical and symbolic gesture of supporting local businesses before national chains.

They might slash funding to the U.N.'s climate efforts, a symbolic gesture of the United States» reluctance to lead in the upcoming international climate negotiations.

The pews, having been removed recently in order to offer Muslim students a place to pray, are a symbolic gesture of religious tolerance.

The scarves also provided an interactive component where people could try on other people's eyes in a symbolic gesture of empathy during community events.

Shooshie Sulaiman is researching and creating a symbolic gesture of a rubber plantation through nine rubber trees.

Creating a symbolic gesture of inclusion, the artists created ceramic candle holders, designed and given to each house of worship in a public ceremony.

Arman chose the earth, Pascal, words, while Klein chose the ethereal space surrounding the planet, which he then proceeded to sign: With this famous symbolic gesture of signing the sky, Klein had foreseen, as in a reverie, the thrust of his art from that time onwards a quest to reach the far side of the infinite.

They filed their Parent Trigger petition — signed by almost 70 percent of school parents — on the eve of the national holiday commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a symbolic gesture of their pursuit of education as the cornerstone of the American Dream.

It's a time of reflecting on His birth and of giving to others as a symbolic gesture of the gift that he has given to us.

Ok, on to Christian Baptism: Baptism is the public confession of one's faith, and is a symbolic gesture of putting to death your old sinful way of life (as in, living for yourself), and be raised a new creation in Christ (and now your focus is on His Will, not your own).

The invitation to perform seems to be a symbolic gesture of forgiveness to many, and many feel that such forgiveness should be extended to both artists.

They believe it is a symbolic gesture of having their sins washed away and coming unto Christ.

I just don't see it as a big deal and I think it's a proper symbolic gesture of peace for those who died.

He backed it up with the bold symbolic gesture of clearing the wall of patents that once graced the lobby of Tesla's headquarters.

Some commentators have compared the entry, the cleansing of the temple, and the last supper to the symbolic gestures of the Old Testament prophets.

iii - Mudra (Seal, lock): The symbolic gestures of the hands where the fingers are held together denoting positions which close the body apertures Bandha (Bondage, joining together): When prana is made to flow in the yogi's body, employing bandhas prevent the dissipation of energy and carries it to the right places without damage

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In 1997, Robinson's uniform number, 42, was retired across all of MLB, a symbolic gesture unmatched in the history of American team sports.

«He's often absent, but when he shows up it's some sort of an over-the-top symbolic gesture to assert his relevance when it doesn't really accomplish anything and people have to say, «What was the point of that?

Among some symbolic gestures, such as formally ending the Korean War, one of Moon's priorities will be to reach a consensus on denuclearization.

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And also, if the OT prophets were so good, how is it that such a commonplace prophecy, like Jesus's entry to Jerusalem on donkey takes prophetic priority over such major events as the Last Supper or the Foot Washing scene, an event that at least one commentary listed as one of the most important symbolic gestures ever made by Jesus.

Members of the group SNAP (The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests) planned to hold signs and hand out flyers urging Roman Catholic cardinals to stop making symbolic gestures about abuse and instead meet with victims and give case files to the authorities.

His pontificate is marked by symbolic gestures and simple words that compel the attention and respect of the world.

The shaking off of the dust is a symbolic gesture indicating a rejection of those who reject the message.

Life imitates art, as we increasingly see in our crafted mediaworld of images and symbolic gestures.

A simple, small, symbolic, but concrete gesture of protest to the $ 200,000 dollars a minute being spent on militarism while programs that support life go bankrupt.»

The washing of the feet is, then, a symbolic gesture expressing how he understood his relationship to them, and how they should understand their relationship to one another.

But to show that initial break, that initial change, some sort of outer symbolic gesture is also helpful to get the conversations rolling.

Our culture is full of other symbolic gestures for showing such a break.

The whole rationale of symbolic gestures requires that they disrupt and disturb the secular order.

As in similar Native American traditions, «all these symbolic images and gestures are associated with the wind and with the breathing of the universe — the visible motion of the power that invests everything in existence» (Jamake Highwater in Ritual of the Wind) To exist in family is to experience an insistent Chinook wind, blowing warm in winter and cool in summer, lending a direction and center to all that one does.

Bridging the divide takes more than symbolic gestures, wrote D. L. Mayfield, author of Assimilate or Go Home, who works with refugees and immigrants in Portland.

«To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Finland, we wanted to create something symbolic that is a gesture to the dozens of Finnish family - owned farms who have dedicated over 110 years of passion and dedication to making some of the world's very best cheeses,» said Marcie Foster, Director of Marketing and Brand Development for Finlandia.

Expelling diplomats as retaliation for something which is not related to the personal conduct of the diplomats is usually a symbolic gesture.

The presence of some young people in parliament may act as a strong symbolic gesture to reengage young people in politics, potentially increasing their voting turnout.

With this in hand, we can then ask which better explains the observable pattern of internal deliberations, official discourse, symbolic gestures, and even the nature and timing of substantive foreign policy actions in the case in question.

Throughout the history of the Middle East, emotions such as humiliation, shame, hubris, vengeance and various symbolic gestures were and continue to be quite visible.

Chanting «Ban Cuomo's plan,» teachers at IS 24 in Great Kills on Staten Island formed a human barricade in front of the main entrance at 7 a.m. on March 11, a day early, in a symbolic gesture to protect the school from the governor's proposals.

Paterson spokesman Morgan Hook said yesterday that the governor would not return 10 percent of his salary — or $ 17,900 — to the state treasury, as he did last year in a «symbolic» gesture of solidarity with budget - squeezed public - employee unions.

«Going into The Bronx is a symbolic gesture to try to bring support from that borough's elected leadership but I'm not sure how much of a difference it will make,» said Smikle.

The accusations of bias against the fight against corruption are increasing by the day and critics easily find ready examples to argue that the fight is only cosmetic and showy and government is only making do with a few symbolic gestures as proof that it is serious.

«This is more than just a symbolic gesture, this literally reopens areas of the Capitol building that have been closed to the public for years,» Governor Cuomo said.

Wait: Peeta, I'm sure of it) to rise up against their evil overlords in a gesture symbolic of Katniss's love conquering all.

The title is more of a symbolic gesture toward a society that represses intelligence until it self - destructs, and in that regard, the movie couldn't be more timely.

The most hackneyed standbys of coming - to - America humor — the discovery of pizza, confusion about relationships and religions — get trotted out, and the selfish J.B. has to repeatedly redeem himself (to Ash, Rinku, Dinesh, and Brenda, the generic love interest played by Bell) through symbolic gestures.

So, when he tosses out the notion of $ 20 billion for school choice, I don't think it's more than a short - lived symbolic gesture.

She also noted that Cerf gave the board permission to call itself the Newark Board of Education — a symbolic gesture to drop the «advisory» label, which was appreciated by board members — and allowed it to vote on district expenditures before they are made, although he still has the final say.

The Senate, in a largely symbolic gesture, recently voted to prohibit the U.S. Justice Department from taking «any sort of action» requiring the busing of students to schools other than those nearest their homes.

[10] doing away with it was a symbolic gesture, according to one of the program's last graduates, Tacey Miller.: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2015/05/13/the-final-class-of-the-north-carolina-teaching-fellows/