Sentence examples for as a small gesture from inspiring English sources

But trade union Unite dismissed news of the pension reduction as a "small gesture".

After that stoppage, and as a small gesture to us, Wiggins drops back from the peleton and the support vehicles.

Luckily enough, a crowdfunding campaign started by a sympathiser as a "small gesture of solidarity" ended up raising over £15,000 at the time of writing.

However, as a small gesture towards the memory of someone who achieved so much, the council in Turing's old home town of Wilmslow, in Cheshire, is proposing to name a new road Turing Drive.

Iraqis, who hold to their faith at times of trouble and are inclined to see their agonies as a matter of fate, see the cooler weather — even if in most places it would count as an oppressive heat wave — as a small gesture from God.

If, despite having worked with smoke in his eyes for many years, he is of a generous nature, as the carvers at Mueller's are known to be, he might slice off a piece of a brisket's darkened outside — what would be called in Kansas City a burnt end — and, before you've ordered anything, place it on your tray as a small gesture.

But it's also as simple and paying it forward with a small gesture that has larger meaning.

Although this may seem like a small gesture, as James F. Parker points out in his book Do The Right Thing, Southwest has mastered the art of turning airplanes around quickly.

She is frequently still, or close to it, as if testing the air with a small gesture or set of subtle weight shifts.

Hannah (F), for example, commented on the importance of the midwife acknowledging and involving her partner, even by a small gesture such as offering him tea and biscuits.

It gets worse – I can't help making a small gesture to the Auld Alliance as well.