Sentences with phrase «largely symbolic gestures»

Apparently, doing away with «Fort Pataki» by opening up the second floor and removing the concrete barriers from around the state Capitol — admittedly both largely symbolic gestures by Cuomo — wasn't enough for Paladino.

The Senate, in a largely symbolic gesture, recently voted to prohibit the U.S. Justice Department from taking «any sort of action» requiring the busing of students to schools other than those nearest their homes.

The campaign began shortly after President Obama made a largely symbolic gesture by banning the use of solitary confinement for all juveniles in the federal system.

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Nonetheless, Paglen acknowledges that there's a slim chance he could be wrong and it is important to him that the gesture, although largely symbolic, is real.