Sentence examples for symbol of a problem from inspiring English sources

But when a farmhand was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for murdering Mr. Terre'Blanche, his death seemed a symbol of a problem that may be more intractable than racial disharmony: the stubborn economic inequality of post-apartheid South Africa and the violent rage that it engenders.

The icebergs on the Town Hall Square in Copenhagen are symbols of a problem of global scale.

If you still feel Zimmerman is guilty -- if you still feel Trayvon Martin is a symbol of a race problem bigger than us all -- then take issue with America's criminal justice system; don't label this verdict as a problem or an obstruction in and of itself.

He is a symbol of a growing problem in Marin County.

"The big picture means asking if this is a symbol of a larger problem in Israel.

Hunt has become a symbol of a widespread problem; criticising him may galvanise feminists, but unless we project positive attitudes about women, sexism will remain the status quo.

Others view the dispute as a symbol of a wider problem in the economy; where ordinary people are forced to live in relative poverty while their work enriches the likes of Willie Walsh, a millionaire several times over.

Shashank Joshi, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said: "This is a symbol of a much deeper problem of Afghan-American distrust.

Characters in black hats and head coverings are not uncommon in Israeli cinema, but they tend to be viewed, by secular filmmakers, with curiosity or condescension, or as symbols of a social problem.

"You are turning a factory into a public park and the chimney, which traditionally is a symbol of the problem, is now becoming something playful".

THE INVESTMENT GAP ONE GOOD WAY TO UNDERSTAND the current growth slowdown is to think of the debt-fueled consumer-spending spree of the past 20 years as a symbol of an even larger problem.