61.   The American eagle was a more prevalent national symbol.

62.   The end of apartheid in South Africa required a rearrangement of national symbols.

63.   The furor over kangaroo meat is a reminder of the ambivalent attitude of Australians toward their national symbol.

64.   The issue, critics say, is the shame of selling of the rights to a beloved national symbol to an American firm.

65.   The memorial symbolized a concerted effort to transform Rabin from a partisan hero into a figure of consensus -- a national symbol of peace.

66.   The outraged authorities sentenced Brus to six months in jail for insulting national symbols and committing indecent acts.

67.   The notion of suicide, they said, was anathema to Jewish beliefs and should certainly not be revered as a national symbol of courage.

68.   The rat has become a national symbol of unionism.

69.   The same week the House voted for a flag-desecration amendment, Canada acted on its own problem with national symbol abuse.

70.   The Super Bowl has become the national symbol of boredom through the years.