71.   When Bush announced the first freeze last month, he asserted that it was far more than a symbolic gesture.

72.   When Vajpayee rose to give his own speech, he used the moment to say he had had enough of symbolic gestures from Pakistan.

73.   Yamaguchi suggested instead that the central bank might go for a more symbolic gesture of announcing an end to its policy of guiding short-term interest rates lower.

74.   Yours is a symbolic gesture in a political year.

75.   Paul Wesley, a Totnes peace activist, said it was intended as a symbolic gesture.

76.   A group in wizard outfits brushed the floor with brooms, in a symbolic cleaning gesture.

77.   Adams, Sinn Fein and IRA must realize that the time for great symbolic gestures is now over.

78.   After a year of heated debate, the law will take effect after President Jacques Chirac signs it as a symbolic gesture.

79.   Although it is little more than a symbolic gesture, at least one representative expressed appreciation.

80.   Arafat appeared to be carrying the weapon in a symbolic gesture, and there were no indications that he intended to use it.