Swollen ankles is a common sign of water retention.
Throat-baring is a common sign of vulnerability among both animals and humans.
Slower growth of imports is a common sign of a weakening economy.
Skin warts are the most common sign of infection with papillomavirus.
"He seemed more subdued than normal," said Mr. Kendall, noting that he had been told that lethargy was a common sign of an unhealed concussion.
Alteration in mood is a common sign of neurological disease, as a result of either the pathological process itself or of the patient's awareness of the disease.
Seasonal sniffles Colds and flu are a common sign of winter, and unfortunately there's little you can do to ward against them.
Transient loss of vision in one eye, as if a curtain were being pulled over it, is one common sign of ischemia of the retina.
A common sign of aging, though not of illness, is the arcus senilis, a whitish or grayish ring that forms around the iris in many older people.
In China they helped cause the collapse of the Ming dynasty.Mr MacGregor also uses coins, the simplest common sign of a centralised rule, to explore the personification of power as well as the history of money and of trade.
In an article in The Weekly Standard, Kristol quoted Winston Churchill, a common sign of a winger in distress, and he compared Obama to Groucho Marx, claiming the President was "doing farcical pratfalls as he followed down Neville Chamberlain's tragic path".
