Sentence examples for token debate from inspiring English sources

It was this that emboldened the parliamentary party to believe he could be trotted out as a token candidate, to offer a token debate.

By the same token, framing the debate on biotechnologies merely in terms of scientific and technical comparisons between GM and conventional crops not only runs the risk of endorsing a narrow contextualization of the assessment but it also fails to acknowledge the inherent complexity of ecological and social assessment strategies.

Joe Madison, a D.C.-based talk radio host considered one of the most influential in the black community, recalled in 2008 that before Iowa, Obama wasn't treated as credibly by his show's listeners, who wondered if "he would be the token black in the debate".

By the same token, we should be debating the kinds of cyberattacks that should require Congressional authorization under our fundamental law.

Indeed, such debate is a token of the vitality of American jurisprudence.

Other people involved with the development of the airline told me that the decision to put in a token economy section was hotly debated, with the traditionalists insisting on including coach seats, if only to lure budget-minded customers who could be persuaded to upgrade next time.

These seem more like token gestures than ways of stimulating debate.

By contrast, Mr. Obama seemed to hold such an advantage in North Carolina that Mrs. Clinton's aides debated making only a token effort there.

LAS VEGAS -- I'm here at Planet Hollywood as the token liberal to participate in two debates -- one on what is killing the American Dream; the other a mock trial of the Federal Reserve.

Presently, the ICO-focused legal community itself is debating whether a pure utility token will be deemed securities in the Cardozo Blockchain Project's response to The SAFT Whitepaper published by Cooley LLP.

These initiatives, pushed through without rigorous study or public debate, will at best produce only token new housing.