Sentence examples for symbolic only from inspiring English sources

The vote was mostly symbolic, only six Tory MEPs were in the chamber, but when the result emerged, the response was swift.

The changes in Palestinian government are "symbolic only," said Abbas Zaki, a Palestinian parliamentarian and leader in Mr Arafat's Fatah movement.Damaging Mr Arafat's battle for international opinion, some Palestinians continue to pursue the path of violence.

The Palestinians have argued that any land they get in exchange should be equal in quantity and quality to what they give up; the Israelis still insist that the swap should be symbolic only.

The changes in Palestinian government are "symbolic only," said Abbas Zaki, a Palestinian parliamentarian and leader in Mr Arafat's Fatah movement.Regardless of Mr Arafat's battle for international opinion, some Palestinians continue to pursue the path of violence.

Almost all scholars nowadays think Smith was telling the truth about the incident, but many think that he misunderstood what he experienced and that the threat of death was symbolic only, part of a ritual of adoption.

Although it might seem largely symbolic — only about 1,200 traders remain on the floor, down from more than 2,500 a decade and a half ago — both bidders are promising to keep it open, a rare point of agreement and a nod to the high-stakes public relations battle now under way.

Letters can be meaningful and very symbolic, but only if you mean it in these ways.

"It's not only symbolic but a practical victory".

Wang Lee-rong, of the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, a semi-official think-tank, insists the agreements "are not only symbolic, but will have real impact".

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Senior UK officials admit that big savings cannot be made there, but emphasise that the issue is "very symbolic" not only, but especially, in Britain.