Sentence examples for symbol of the progress from inspiring English sources

She, too, is a symbol of the progress made in Turkey.

General Kennedy's career has long been cited as a symbol of the progress women have made in the military, especially as men-only domains within the services opened their doors to women over the last decade.

"Ohio is a symbol of the progress we have made," Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon said before she took the stage.

UNICEF's chief polio warrior Peter Crowley (right), welcomed this significant interval without any fresh resurgences continent-wide as "... an extraordinary achievement and a powerful symbol of the progress that has been made on the African continent over the past generation".

The failure of the international community to recognise this major demographic shift, a consequence of increased life expectancy – itself one of the finest symbols of the progress of humankind in the past century – is distorting the development narrative and the policies that accompany it.

Begun in the spirit of nationalism and with optimistic pride in the American republican system of government, the canal became a symbol of this progress.

In Venezuela, kinetic art, conveying a sense of movement, was one symbol of the technological progress achieved there in the 1950's.

The spiral, by the way, is a common symbol of spiritual progress — the soul's path as it travels in ever-widening circles, expanding its consciousness.

The Gautrain, Africa's first and only high-speed rail system and a symbol of the city's progress, opened in 2009, connecting the airport with all corners of Joburg, including the popular Sandton business district.

This study is conducted among the urban poor living in the Klang Valley, a bustling cosmopolitan area covering 10 municipalities (Kuala Lumpur, Klang, Kajang, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selayang, Shah Alam, Ampang Jaya, Putrajaya and Sepang) [ 46], a symbol of the nation's progress with rich cultural heritage.

Railroads figured prominently in these images: their bridges, tracks, engines and depots were once symbols of the modern progress of the nation but had now assumed a darker, more complex position: at once a tool of destruction and literally the lifeline of the Union.