The bank's management felt it could raise a token amount to alleviate market concerns without destroying credibility, these people said.

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Most important, that means slashing subsidies by more than a token amount.

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Huffpo publishes hundreds of blog posts, so if it were to pay even a token amount for each one, the sums would add up pretty quickly.

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As recently as 1990, the state contributed more than 60% of the museum's operating budget, while the city continued to provide a token amount, 1% to 2%.

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STRIEGEL-MOORE: What we think drives some of the binge eating is stress-related, and so if you're talking about someone who is upwardly mobile or who is in a context where they're, you know, a token person, they may experience a considerable amount of stress and that that may, in part--contributing to their eating problem.

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