1.   John Winston Lennon was born into a world at war with itself - a perfect symbol of the internal contradictions that defined his life and music.

2.   And in that sense, the great stone tablet is the perfect symbol of his reign.

3.   As a prelude to the meal, the drink was the perfect symbol.

4.   Blair, the heavy favorite in a leadership contest now going on, is a perfect symbol of the new-model Labor Party.

5.   A duck seems the perfect symbol for Matyastik.

6.   But wide receiver Tony Simmons seemed the perfect symbol of everything that went wrong.

7.   For a newly childless household, a dog is the perfect symbol of warmth and affection.

8.   Kittles is the perfect symbol of the Nets, of how good, how bad, of how fragile it all is.

9.   Majerus simply became too big for Arizona State, the microwave celebrity, the perfect symbol for a warm-and-fuzzy tournament.

10.   Or will it be a perfect symbol of respect for the past and vision for the future?