Symptom
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199 examples of Symptom in a sentence
The deficit, she rightly said, was “a
symptom
of economic difficulties, not just the cause of them.”
Fever is rarely life-threatening; rather, it is a
symptom
of an underlying condition.
The desire for referendums is not only a sign of internal national divisions; it is yet another
symptom
of a global populist demand to “take back our country.”
The ongoing financial crisis is merely a
symptom
of the monetary union’s underlying malady: its southern members’ loss of competitiveness.
Her government’s attitude seems to be a symptom, rather than a cause, of a broader nativist revival in Britain.
Or is the choice of picture on the banknote a
symptom
of psychological trauma, an unconscious but realistic manifestation of the work of mourning?
Over the longer term, however, the upward trend in dividends and share buybacks as a percentage of corporate investable funds is a
symptom
of mounting shareholder pressure on corporations to focus on short-term returns at the expense of long-term investments.
Alienation was a result of modernization, not a
symptom
of its absence.
But this is merely addresses the symptom, not the disease.
It is only a
symptom
of health-care systems that are already in crisis.
This myopia is a
symptom
of steady population growth, coupled with consumption-driven economies and ever-increasing demand for cheap energy.
Though the Brexit vote is generally regarded as a
symptom
of rising nationalist sentiment in the UK, it doesn’t follow that the UK – or individual remaining EU member states, for that matter – will stop viewing science and technology as drivers of economic growth.
The protests are much more about political and economic freedom than about material needs, reflecting a keen awareness that such needs are merely a
symptom
and consequence of the absence of political and economic freedom.
But it wasn’t immune: in fact, the six-year slowdown China experienced after the 1997 Asian financial crisis was a
symptom
of precisely such a cycle.
The current-account surplus – the most telling
symptom
of an undervalued currency – has narrowed from a record 10.1% of GDP in 2007 to just 2.1% in 2013.
But when the economy fails – and the failure is not just a transient phase but a
symptom
of deep contradictions – capitalism’s disruptive social side effects can turn politically toxic.
But it is perhaps also a
symptom
of a broader problem.
They pointed to our supposed psyche of resignation as a
symptom
of relative decline.
Detection means determining whether an extreme event is part of usual weather fluctuations or a
symptom
of deeper, long-term change.
Should we regard it as just chance, or, when combined with record-high prices, as a
symptom
of some instability?
In most human disease, oxidative stress is merely a
symptom.
But it clearly began to expand in the recent past, perhaps as a
symptom
of a “natural-resource curse,” stemming from the discovery of deep-sea pre-salt oil reserves during the 2000-2014 commodity super-cycle.
But that is only a
symptom
of a deeper problem: the government’s dominant role in economic affairs.
Although congressional support for the proposal is weak, Trump’s budget is yet another
symptom
of his aversion to diplomatic channels.
The rise of ISIS is a
symptom
of the shortcomings of current Western – particularly US – strategy.
A typical restaurant menu in any Nigerian city reads like a
symptom
of such fluid identities.
They are a
symptom
of a deeper problem: a US economy that has lived beyond its means for decades.
But, to the extent that the US attitude is a symptom, the conservationist approach does not address the disease.
It is a
symptom
of American vitality.
The inability to conclude the Doha Round of negotiations, after 14 years of talks, was a
symptom
of the problem.
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