Marching colonnades and flanking wings of symmetrical monuments amplify the significance of whatever lies at the end of the grand axis – usually a statue of one of the Kims.
So, a warning to television producers everywhere: if you are looking for a historian/novelist to give a breathless analysis of the significance of whatever is top of the news, don't call Ackroyd.
"The court has anticipated, obviously, the significance of whatever the panel would say and the related likelihood that it would end up en banc.
Music fans and media outlets attach enormous significance to whatever song happens to hit number one that week, as it tends to be the highest sales week of the year.
Whatever significance this has for the cities themselves (and it may be noteworthy, at least for Pittsburgh) it has more for America's financial system.
The border between England and Scotland could take on a whole new significance on Friday whatever the result of the Scottish referendum.
Whatever its significance, it seems a lot of people want it and they will kill for it.
Whatever its significance, though, it has sparked a worldwide discussion of philanthropy, which was in many ways its goal.
