Townspeople recently sent in checks, some as small as $10, as a token of support, said David Costello, a spokesman for Malden Mills.
Some people saw it as a warm token of support, Mr. Cervera said, while others viewed it as a crass sales pitch.
Rainer Brüderle, the leader of the parliamentary group of Mrs. Merkel's junior coalition partner, the Free Democrats, offered an important token of support.
The Christmas Appeal has been following Ralph's story, along with dozens of others patients since November as part of our appeal, and now readers can offer a small token of support by supporting staff and patient families at the hospital who are taking part in Give It Up for GOSH.
"Money is still being donated in quite considerable amounts, to be honest, and obviously while the money makes a difference, it's a token of support".
Yesterday it released the 2010-11 budget, which offered little news for researchers but did include a token of support for higher education—a one-off payment to universities to allow for an additional 20,000 students—slots largely intended for those pursuing the so-called STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math).
The most famous claim is that Pope Alexander II gave a papal banner as a token of support, which only appears in William of Poitiers's account, and not in more contemporary narratives.
When I learned that newly-appointed Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was pregnant, my first impulse was, "I want to buy some Yahoo stock as a token of support for hiring a pregnant CEO".
In my 2006 critique of U.S. foreign policy, I built a case that we were becoming seen as a one-hit wonder in international affairs--searching for a kind word for others to say about us or some small token of support for which we will heap out praise.
In spite of the small amounts, these refunds and allowances also strengthened uptake and delivery of the educational outreach sessions, as HCWs reported that they were motivated by this small token of support.
