Sentence examples for symbolic involvement from inspiring English sources

True, British aircraft are carrying out strikes against Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq, but this is a largely symbolic involvement, as a glance at a list of airstrikes carried out by the RAF in March shows.

While Soros described his role in the deal as symbolic, his involvement certainly adds to the building pressure on the Russian government to come clean on its plans regarding freedom of the press.

And no, I don't mean "symbolic student involvement" - we already have that.

Substantive involvement reflects true commitment to sustainability whereas symbolic engagement means the firm's CSR actions are decoupled from actual implementation within the organisation.

He also argues that Mexico City's involvement is symbolic of a larger trend toward international entrepreneurship.

After toying with walking out, he accepted being kicked upstairs as president, but his involvement was largely symbolic.

"[Cool Japan's involvement] is symbolic in a way because there been a lot of top down influence in the startup ecosystem in Japan," Riney told TechCrunch in an interview.

Fred Warmbier, attending the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, as a guest of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, said during excerpts of an interview posted Saturday that he doubts the symbolic significance of North Korean involvement in the games.

Instrumental and symbolic use increased with the involvement of local officials in the research process.

Furthermore, the results show that instrumental and symbolic use increased with the involvement of local officials in the research process.

More than the (by Google standards) small financial commitment, though, Google's participation is almost a symbolic gesture given the company's previous involvement in the project.