21.   Yeltsin supporters argued that the appointment was a political gesture.

22.   But Inkatha has in the past opposed any security crackdown limited to flash points in KwaZulu-Natal, calling such a move a political gesture aimed only at its supporters.

23.   By implication, although the establishment of the state is a political gesture of nationalism, it does not necessarily mean that the state itself is identical with nationalism.

24.   Chinese leader has knack for flamboyent political gesture.

25.   Dozens of other survivors also appeared frustrated by what they described as an insignificant political gesture.

26.   FIFA General Secretary Sepp Blatter also dampened South Korean hopes of a spectacular political gesture by saying North Korea would not be allowed to stage any of the tournament.

27.   FIFA General Secretary Sepp Blatter also dampened South Korean hopes of a spectacular political gesture by saying North Korea would not be able to stage any of the tournament.

28.   In naming the latest group of cardinals, the pope Sunday did not make the sweeping political gestures he has in the past.

29.   Some legal experts in Phnom Penh, however, dismissed the effort as a political gesture.

30.   Some suggested it was largely a political gesture by Clinton to win support in California, where nearly all U.S. supercomputers are built.