Sentence examples for token concession from inspiring English sources

This is not a token concession either.

For many Sunnis, the office is only a token concession, whatever their feelings about Mr. Najafi.

In a statement on Tuesday, Representative Capps called the decision by Reynolds "a token concession".

Earlier this year, House Republicans devised another plan to raise the debt ceiling while extracting only a token concession.

But Hung said Beijing could give a token concession – for example, by tweaking the make-up of the nominating committee – giving cover to a handful of democratic legislators to vote for the bill.

With the support of Senate leadership, Collins is understood to have suggested a deal which could re-open the government and extend the debt limit for six months in exchange for a token concession from Obama over his controversial healthcare reforms and an agreement to hold wider talks on spending reductions.

After the strike began, they would have accepted even token concessions to get them back to the bargaining table.

Ian Bruce, the co-chair of the Disability Benefits Consortium, says that the government could have avoided the revolt by offering token concessions two or three weeks ago.

If they cannot nudge the government into even token concessions, another downward lurch in the spiral of violence is likely.The economy is fast deteriorating.

The Journal is terrified that future tax cuts might include token concessions to ordinary families; it wants to ensure that everything goes to corporations and the wealthy.

One senior Tory warned that up to 20% of the party will campaign for a no vote if the prime minister achieves only "token" concessions in any negotiation.