Sentence examples for it signifies for from inspiring English sources

Perhaps it signifies for the director a tenderness for intellectual youths, a time when intelligence was valued and cultural obsession was prized — perhaps it's his paradigm, not the characters'.

So whereas William of Sherwood wrote "It is simple when a word supposits what it signifies for what it signifies" (tr.

Backgammon came to seem miraculous to me in the proliferating ways it signified for the book.

Tradition is Kitson's subject here: how our Christmases are in hock to it, which misses the point of the wonder, the sense of possibility it signified for us when we were young.

In this context-free context, their able and thoughtful efforts seem less like performances than like stunts; the frenetic and spectacular display of actorly work conveys such detached virtuosity that it undercuts, from the start, the very human touch that it signifies, and for which it substitutes.

When a money market fund breaks the buck, it signifies losses for investors.

It signifies that for every 3% HCPV of CO2 injected into the formation, an incremental oil recovery of 1% could be achieved.  .

It was astounding to see the industries and buildings and individuals all wrapped in this bright color, chosen because it signifies respect for life.

Expression of T is of particular interest, as it signifies competence for germ cell fate in mice, and BMPs can induce it in hESCs (Bernardo et al., 2011; Yu et al., 2011).

Feelings of shame and betrayal can develop when women leave the culture that practises FGM and learn that their condition is not the norm, but within the practising culture they may view their FGM with pride, because for them it signifies beauty, respect for tradition, chastity and hygiene.

It signifies a plea for forgiveness.