Sentence examples for token gesture to from inspiring English sources

The boot is bigger than before, too, having grown from token gesture to viable suitcase repository.

The Academy members had made their token gesture to "Citizen Kane" with the screenplay award.

Japanese news media have interpreted this proposal as a token gesture to appease Okinawans by moving at least some of the Marines off the island.

David Fleming, Unite's national officer, said: "It is a token gesture to strip Fred Goodwin of his knighthood, but one which will be well received by the thousands of workers who lost their jobs during his rule.

So is asking for cash on your wedding day crass or sensible; could vouchers be the option; or would you prefer to make a token gesture to charity à la Will and Kate?

David Fleming of the Unite union, which represents bank workers, said: "It is a token gesture to strip Fred Goodwin of his knighthood, but one which will be well received by the thousands of workers who lost their jobs during his rule.

But Beijing has made it clear that it will make only token gestures to the administration.

"Since the government has made only token gestures to limit religious discrimination in the admissions criteria of free schools, we will see greater segregation and deeper divisions within communities".

Making token gestures to Hispanics, for example, while making the lives of Hispanic immigrants harder, is empty and pointless.

Is there not a risk that they could make some token gestures to make it look like they're changing, but not actually do much to change?

We need leaders who are committed to strategic plans centered on an agenda of people, planet and profit -- and not just token gestures to sustainability and short-term goals.