It has no practical result, but is a symbolic ritual to express dedication to the cause.
Since networks of collaborations become crucial for biotechnology research, academic and industrial scientists act as entrepreneurs by expressing dedication to the potential commercial value of their intellectual capital.
In March 1822 the colours blue and white, expressing dedication to the Greek Orthodox faith, were adopted for two versions of the national flag.
They talked in general terms of saving the environment, were committed to recycling, and expressed dedication to organic food… Yet, these very same consumers routinely availed themselves of trend-led fashionable clothing that was cheap: i.e., low cost to them, but high cost in environmental and societal terms.
Such talk expresses enthusiasm, dedication, and often a thirst for success.
The officers, Board of Directors, and staff of UJA-Federation of New York mourn the passing of Marsha Yormak, beloved mother of Jonathon Yormak, chair of our Real Estate & Allied Trades Division's Young Real Estate Executives, who expresses admirable dedication to strengthening the New York Jewish community.
I suggested that he wear a meat suit to his job interview to express his dedication to catching dogs.
The company raised serious doubts about its objectivity when Diebold's then-chief executive wrote a fund-raising letter expressing his dedication to delivering Ohio for President George W. Bush in 2004.
You "Downton Abbey" enthusiasts who express your dedication to that show by gathering at parties, enjoying finger sandwiches and engaging in drinking rituals will have to step up your game, because the Sherlock Holmes fans have got you beat.
The officers, Board of Directors, and staff of UJA-Federation of New York mourn the passing of Sally Pinter, beloved mother of David Pinter and motherin-law of Cynthia Pinter, devoted friends who express a dedication to improving the lives of those less fortunate through their generosity and commitment to our beneficiary agencies.
They are also well aware that the tyrannies they have escaped invariably express their dedication to development and growth, after the pattern of the only model now left in the world: their countries have, after all, been divided into oil concessions, their capital cities entrusted to transnational construction companies, their resources divided up in advance between local and global elites.
