But in the Senate, even tiny mistakes have larger meanings.

The prohibition of this one word may seem a small point, but I think it had a large meaning.

In a tense political climate, the game took on larger meaning.

Their decision has prompted speculation about its larger political meaning.

But his visit had a larger political meaning as well, according to Republican strategists.

The word has a larger meaning to people who live here.

He did not want to hazard a guess about the larger meaning of the victory, if there was one.

And he must now weigh the larger meaning of his ordeal.

It's too soon to divine what the larger political meaning of the Clinton scandal will be.

But the case does have a larger meaning - and an important one.