Word: token
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...that the target of the group's main bomb was changed at the last moment by the intervention of three mysterious strangers. Originally, Amrozi told his captors, the group had planned to target only the U.S. consulate in Denpasar, Bali's capital. But the strangers suggested that only a token bomb be left at the empty consulate; the main effort was to be concentrated on the Kuta bars...
...Before these men arrived, Amrozi said in the interrogation, Samudra was talking on his cell phone with another party about changes to the plan. Amrozi asked: "What other party? You never told me before." That intervention by the mysterious strangers, Amrozi stressed, led the group to leave only a token bomb at the empty consulate and concentrate their efforts on the Kuta bars, with devastating consequences. Such incidents grimly underline, the government official says, that "there are still a lot of very dangerous men out there and they are still planning further terrorist acts...
...United States and other members of the U.N. must not let Iraq escape from its agreement to allow “immediate, unimpeded, unconditional and unrestricted access” to all sites. This is the only way that arms inspections will work. But by the same token, the U.S. should not be the one to short-circuit the process by prematurely starting a war. Since other nations like France and Russia have a higher standard for “material breach”—the phrase in the resolution that defines when the U.N. will authorize war against...
...India Bill Gates unveiled Microsoft's largest investment outside the U.S., vowing to pour $400 million into Indian IT development a day after pledging $100 million to fight aids in the country. As a token of appreciation for Gates' generosity, residents of the technology hub of Hyderabad greeted him by erecting an eight-foot, inflatable condom...
...Barron’s visit to Zimbabwe was more than just a token gesture to win political support. He went to advocate land redistribution. And when he talks about land reform he starts to make sense...