Word: tokenism
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...international support," says McAllister. "But there's clearly a split between the Sinn Fein leadership and the IRA hard men who've always been dubious about surrendering their weapons, even though those weapons are silent. Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness may have thought they could deliver at least a token IRA commitment by the end of January, but they clearly can't - and Trimble's ultimatum, if anything, has made their task even more difficult, because the IRA has been adamant that it won't disarm in response to pressure from its enemies." No wonder McGuinness appeared on the verge...
Apple officials point out that Jobs will continue to draw his token $1-a-year salary. But next year, how are they going to top a GV? Perhaps with a small country...
...market share has funded the company's expansion into 20 countries across Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. In 1998, foreign operations made up 45% of the company's $3 billion in worldwide beer sales. SAB is looking to expand further in Africa and Asia. The firm has only a token presence in the U.S. and Western Europe...