Sentence examples for nominal role from inspiring English sources

The purely nominal role was originally bestowed on the official responsible for maintaining law and order in the Chiltern hills.

The now purely nominal role was originally bestowed on those responsible for maintaining law and order locally.

Events unfolded so fast that Rosecrans played only a nominal role in the outcome.

It gave immense powers to the first consul, leaving only a nominal role to his two colleagues.

About a dozen players left the N.B.A. for foreign teams last summer, but most were nominal role players, and one (Nenad Krstic) has already returned.

This is certainly how they're going to frame this decision, making a particular point in relating it back to their nominal role as an educational institution.

You might also consider hiring your spouse or children on, even in nominal roles, to pay them salaries.

As in 2009's "Kinatay," which culminates in a gruesome murder, Mr. Mendoza stages a naturalistic ordeal: all hectic tumult and sustained hysterics, with a screaming Isabelle Huppert in the nominal lead role.

Their coach, Jan Kozak, opted to play Ondrej Duda – an attacking midfielder – in the nominal centre-forward role and the result was a series of slick buildups and interchanges that pulled an immobile defence apart.

The PDS already plays a nominal and junior role in governing two other eastern states, but a share of power in the capital would bestow new legitimacy on the party and show eastern Germans that they have an increasingly powerful voice in government affairs.

The Changing Role of Nominal Government Bonds in Asset Allocation.