Sentence examples for a conscious statement from inspiring English sources

It would be a statement, like a conscious statement, to put a dress on a guy.

There are many historic examples of symbolism in design, but often the symbolism is not a conscious statement so much as a more subtle reflection of style.

"The Boy Scouts exclude homosexuals, and we had made a conscious statement that we will include homosexuals," said Barbara Gold, a council member.

"Whether this is a conscious statement to sound a real sharp warning, there's no question that the frustration among the American military establishment is palpable regarding coalition operations in Afghanistan," he said.

And the alternative-wedding bridezilla who wishes to make a conscious statement through her wedding can be just as competitive – in fact, some are ditching the white wedding dress to make a point about gender politics.

By making a conscious, truthful statement about the way you want to feel after whatever activity you are choosing to partake in, you go forth with intention and that helps move you closer to your goals faster than using "willpower" or "brut force".

There, such a self-conscious statement reads as: "you have reason to wonder whether I'm bluffing, so I'm telling you that this time I really mean it".

The Oscar-winning "Unforgiven," with its repudiation of the myth of the gunfighter, is a more extreme, self-conscious statement of a theme that has haunted Mr. Eastwood's work since his first film as a director, the 1971 "Play Misty for Me".

Some of his early poems work as anthology pieces, conscious statements on important themes the claims of Africa, in "A Far Cry from Africa"; the legacy of the British Empire, in "Ruins of a Great House".

Some of his early poems work as anthology pieces, conscious statements on important themes — the claims of Africa, in "A Far Cry from Africa"; the legacy of the British Empire, in "Ruins of a Great House".

Aspirational documents are valuable as they are 'deliberate and conscious statements of policies and strategies at particular points in time and can at the very least be regarded as public avowals of commitment to certain objectives and even values' 18 (p. 261).