While poetic monologues and more absurd banter have metaphorical implications, it is the relationships between the three characters that plays the greatest role.

Abjuring metaphorical implications, the fictional Tepper says, "It's just something I do."

The Life magazine executives dunning Alex for subscription payments have metaphorical implications, as do the pitchmen for the "all-American sweepstakes of your life."

"Quarantine" is a loaded word with metaphorical implications that many of us in America have fortunately forgotten.

His tone implied the light in question had metaphorical implications.

The Minnesota mountaineer - Mr. Scott's title has its physical and metaphorical implications - had an unstoppable love affair with danger and a boundless intellectual independence.

But the metaphorical implications of emptiness are less clear.

His medium-large paintings are moderately compelling formally; what is more intriguing is the metaphorical implications.

I sort of thought the more metaphorical implication was implied by "tomorrow:Mars."