original: the waxing crescent moon " represents a young nation on the ascendant " .
simplifications: the waxing crescent moon " represents a young nation on the ascendant " . the waxing crescent moon " represents a young nation on the ascendant " . the waxing moon represents a nation that is rising . the waxing crescent moon represents a young nation on the rise . a young nation on the ascendant is represented by the waxing crescent moon the waxing -lrb- increasing its apparent size -rrb- curve-shaped moon " represents a young nation on the ascendant -lrb- rising in power or influence -rrb- " . the waxing crescent moon on the singapore flag , is symbolic of a young nation on the rise . the waxing crescent moon represents a young nation on the ascendant .