It's the word "local," which has entered the language as a powerful symbol of high quality and goodness.
Wall Street is a worldwide symbol of high finance and investment and, as such, has entered modern mythology.
But it needs no practical use because it is an icon of self-belief, a symbol of high cultural value in the politics of these islands.
His life was remembered in the school hall at Wairakei; a feathered cloak and a Maori club were put on his coffin as a symbol of high esteem.
With sleek designs and canny marketing, the company has made a symbol of high-fidelity audio as well as of high fashion.
In the 1950's — which saw Dennis's novel, a stage version and film adaptation (both starring Rosalind Russell) produced in swift succession — Auntie Mame became a symbol of high sophistication for mainstream audiences.
This ancient instrument has always been treasured as a symbol of high culture by Chinese intellectuals and Confucianists, and it is often seen in landscapes with sages viewing some scenic beauty.
A Symbol of High Hopes For seven years Rockefeller Center has been a great canvas for public art, having shown Jeff Koons's giant terrier puppy fashioned from 70,000 flower plants, Louise Bourgeois's 18,000-pound bronze spider, Nam June Paik's laser light show and Takashi Murakami's 30-foot-tall Buddha with multiple arms and a pointed head.
Because mystical interpretation of the world order had become almost second nature to Persians during the 13th century, the human beloved could effortlessly be regarded as God's manifestation; the rose became a symbol of highest divine beauty and glory; the nightingale represented the yearning and complaining soul; wine, cup, and cupbearer became the embodiment of enrapturing divine love.
Tom West, a shy computer engineer who became an unlikely symbol of high tech to multitudes of general-interest readers as leader of the engineering team portrayed in Tracy Kidder's book "The Soul of a New Machine," died on May 19 at his home in Westport, Mass.
