1.  It was possible, of course, that she was referring, for purely symbolic reasons, to a specialized form of lifting gear.

2.  Although the committee does not take a position on any particular amendment, Halperin pointed out that some members of Congress are proposing constitutional amendments for symbolic reasons.

3.  And for symbolic reasons, I wish the Republican proposal had ended the entitlements while leaving the benefits intact -- and I suspect that is what will happen.

4.  Africa has never staged the Olympics and Samaranch is known to favor the South African city for racially symbolic reasons.

5.  Estonia wanted the Russian troops out not only for symbolic reasons of sovereignty, but also because it perceived a threat of subversion.

6.  For symbolic reasons, the Allies also picked it as the site for the highly publicized tribunal that convicted top Nazi leaders of crimes against humanity.

7.  It might be silly to think that a voter would cast a ballot against Hitchcock for all these symbolic reasons.

8.  Someone does bang a gavel to close the session, mostly for symbolic reasons.

9.  The Bradley and McCain campaigns chose Claremont for symbolic reasons too.

10.  The nominations were largely significant for symbolic reasons.