But after a decade of accomplishments, Erdogan may be running out of steam, sowing the seeds of his own destruction through an impulsiveness and arrogance that has cost him much support — symbolized in his ill-conceived plans to "develop" Gezi Park in Istanbul, now a symbol of many grievances.
Such illumination, he says, "symbolized in a way the hope that I sensed around me".
Everything those flags stand for is symbolized in one flag -- the Star-Spangled Banner.
That perceived betrayal plays deeply into the Shiite culture, which is best symbolized in the death and mourning of Hussein.
For citizens, at least, the city and its laws constituted a moral order symbolized in an acropolis, magnificent buildings, and public assemblies.
The baptistery was commonly octagonal in plan, a visual metaphor for the number eight, which symbolized in Christian numerology a new beginning.
The recreational, educational, and spiritual aspects of its program are symbolized in its insignia, a blue triangle the three sides of which stand for body, mind, and spirit.
The importance of the fur trade in the territory's past is symbolized in the head of a fox, while the yellow billets refer to the mining of gold.
The words Sunni and Shia are not mentioned explicitly, but are symbolized in ways that are clearly recognizable to an Iraqi audience.
It is best symbolized in the public mind by the conductor Seiji Ozawa, who has maintained a booming career in the West over half a century.
