Word: tokenisms
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...Putin's new program included scrapping popular elections of regional governors; allowing the parliamentary elections only on tightly controlled party tickets (which eliminates independent deputies from future Dumas); and launching the so-called Public Chamber as a token Kremlin-controlled voice of civil society...
...About half of you will have Expos in the fall. It isn’t the hell it’s often made out to be, but by the same token, the class is a lot of work and grading is fairly arbitrary...
Unfortunately, Stone rarely deviates from cutting back and forth between the officers screaming and their wives worrying. Aside from a few token scenes showing other Americans supposedly feeling New Yorkers’ pain, he does little to paint a portrait of national anxiety and, eventually, unity...
...G.O.P. has put up arguably less than token opposition to Johnson, who will face repeat candidate Catherine Davis. It was Davis whom McKinney beat in her last win for the 4th District in 2004, getting 64% of the general election vote then. But her overall erosion was showing, as McKinney squeaked by in that primary with 51% of the vote before winning big in the general election. "Davis is not considered a serious challenger," says Abramowitz. "She's a nice, sincere person. She is African-American but very conservative...
...first time in years, it pays to pay attention. You may be stuck earning a token amount in a forgotten bank savings account or brokerage sweep account. If so, make a change. Bank CDs have O.K. yields. But with a CD, you lock up your money at a fixed rate of return for a period of months. Money funds have similar rates of return without locking up your cash, and with a money fund, you are certain to get higher rates if the Fed persists in boosting its benchmark federal funds rate...