Sentence examples for nominal but from inspiring English sources

Jay Z's ownership stake in the Nets was nominal, but his imprint was profound.

In recent years, Mr. Lidzbarski paid Mr. Dalbero rent, which both of them described as nominal but neither would specify.

But now, officials say, the long-awaited transfer of the island for a nominal (but so far undisclosed) sum has been delayed once again and may not take place for several weeks, or even months.

The fees may appear nominal, but that may be because the developer is subsidizing them to make the time share attractive, according to an information-sharing Web site called the Timeshare Users Group (www.tug2.net).

The S.B.A. List's embrace of feminism is nominal, but some smaller organizations have tried to show that a concern for unborn life can be compatible with the feminist tradition.

Often the professional corps of managerial experts itself becomes a covert source of power because it has superior knowledge compared to those who are its nominal but temporary superiors.

For example, Arg3 and Arg4 of increase (the starting and ending points of the increase) can have at least three realizations, since they may be (1) absent, (2) NP-external, or (3) post-nominal, but it is difficult to get them pre-nominally.

But it is not indeterminacy about the reference of event nominals, but rather about the situations that are intended as contrasts for the cause and the effect.

As Halliday and Matthiessen (2014) argue, marked Themes have the potentiality of being subjects since they are nominals but have not been selected subjects; yet they are thematic since they are foregrounded as the Theme.

Under the terms of the agreement, New York will pay only a nominal -- but as yet undisclosed -- sum for Governors Island, which is accessible only by boat.

"There was a nominal sum but no, I wasn't tempted to sell it.