Sentence examples for token assistance from inspiring English sources

But the resulting settlement gave banks only a perfunctory slap on the wrist, and only token assistance to the homeowners.

With the exception of the air campaign against the Islamic State, the Obama Administration has refused to apply greater military pressure, in the form of either a no-fly zone to protect civilians or anything more than token assistance to the more moderate anti-Assad rebels.

The Administration was hoping to get the cooperation of Schneiderman and the other recalcitrant Democratic state AGs, so as to enable the big banks to offload as much as possible of their real-estate losses onto outside investors, while providing only token assistance to stressed-out mortgagees and former homeowners.

First, Russia's economic problems mean it is not in a position to provide Greece with more than token financial assistance.

Players had the additional option to use a token to "buy" help from their partner, instead of just receiving assistance as a unilateral gift.

In the USA, the Harlem Family DOT Clinic is an example of a clinic that works holistically by providing consistent personal support, food, tokens and other forms of assistance, including possible referrals to a substance abuse counsellor, social worker or health educator [ 46].

After a swipe of her electronic benefits card on a wireless machine, she was handed bright yellow tokens in exchange for her federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — formerly known as food stamps.