The selection, Mr. Lerman said, signaled the museum's intention to become more active in Holocaust education.

Bancroft had argued against the Puritans at the Hampton Court Conference, and his selection signalled the end to reforms.

Harriet Miers, says Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard, is undoubtedly a well-meaning person, but he was expecting "brilliance," and her selection signaled "weakness" and "capitulation."

The selection of Ms. Konner ends a two-year search for a new dean and signals a time of change for the journalism school, whose reputation as the nation's finest has been questioned in recent years.

His selection would signal the commitment of Mr. Bush and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to a space-based missile shield.

I punched the selection for the last five segments traveled and signaled Dan for a pen, which he produced immediately.

His selection, and the creation of the task force, signals the growing acceptance by the incoming administration of the "environment" as a public policy concept.

The selection of Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus to serve as the senior American commander in Iraq signals an important turn in United States strategy.

In deeper ways, the selection of Edwards signals the extent to which this campaign will revolve around class - more specifically, which party represents the aspirations, values and economic interests of hard-working middle America.

But he is something of a blank slate in national politics, and his selection does not signal any ideological shift for the Republican Party.