Transitions between sexual systems often present tradeoffs between short and long term selective advantages and can have significant connotations for the long-term viability of species.
The lawsuit argued that the menorah and the Islamic star and crescent were religious symbols, but Judge Sifton said they had "significant secular connotations".
Changing the hemline on your sleeve is almost as impactful as altering your skirt length – think of how significant the connotations of rolling your sleeves up are, after all.
Thesauruses group words very loosely by general meaning, and there is often a significant difference in connotation between them.
The development of medical knowledge was a significant factor in further connotations of the term lesbian.
Most have a particular meaning or connotations.
No statistically significant differences were observed in neutral connotations reported by respondents among any of the four countries.
However, there was no statistically significant difference among positive, neutral, or negative connotations reported in different countries.
Despite this positive outlook, historical negative connotations of menstruation still have a significant impact in current society, including the perceptions and expectations of women and their healthcare providers.
30, 35 The current study revealed no significant differences in terms of positive, neutral, and negative connotations reported among four countries toward hearing aids and related aspects, suggesting many similarities.
To a significant number of shoppers it seems logical that local has the connotation of being fresher and better tasting, but it isn't necessarily so".
