The leaves are supposed to be a token of peace, and their 39 fronds represent the 39 members of Vanuatu's legislative assembly.

None of the manuscripts I & apos ; d been illustrating featured any black kids — except for token blacks in the background.

Images of Sargon were erected on the shores of the Mediterranean, in token of his victories, and cities and palaces were built at home with the spoils of the conquered lands.

The authors of the U. S. Army's Area Handbook series said at the time that '.. the Army and Gendarmery ( sic ) were effective forces in being, but the Navy and Air Force were token forces primarily for prestige and with little actual defense value.

In its day the machete and the skills related to it were seen as a token of manliness, and it was carried, sword-like, in ornamented sheaths made out of leather or in sashes around the waist.

At the 1996 Democratic National Convention, Clinton and incumbent Vice President Al Gore were renominated with token opposition.

There were only two conditions to acquire a lot: 1-a token tax of 5 shillings ( 5 sols ) per arpent of land should be paid every year ($ 0. 03 per per year in 2005 US dollars ); 2-a house should be built on the lot according to the plans and models established by the Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi ( architect in chief of the royal demesne ).

Later they began placing the tokens in large, hollow, clay containers ( bulla ) which were sealed ; the quantity of tokens in each container came to be expressed by impressing, on the container's surface, one picture for each instance of the token inside.

Upon attaining state power these Fronts were often transformed into nominal ( and usually electoral ) " National " or " Fatherland " Fronts in which non-communist parties and organizations were given token representation ( a practice known as Blockpartei ), the most popular examples of these being the National Front of East Germany ( as a historical example ) and the United Front of the People's Republic of China ( as a modern-day example ).

To appreciate the innovative value of the DQDB MAC algorithm, it must be seen against the background of LAN protocols at that time, which were based on broadcast ( such as ethernet IEEE 802. 3 ) or a ring ( like token ring IEEE 802. 5 and FDDI ).

This connection between the sacred fire, Earth and life on it is also the reason why the Vestals guilty of unchastity were condemned to be buried alive, an expiation conceived to be a token of their belonging to Earth and of reparation towards it.

Watches were sometimes given as a token right-of-passage gift from parents to young nurses, who were making the transition into nurses quarters and lived away from home for the first time.

In the modern era, the most recognizable local currencies were company scrip issued in certain industries to pay workers, and token coins issued by some businesses to encourage consumer loyalty.

Many such people were given token training as Abwehr " agents " and then issued papers allowing them to leave Germany.

Elbeuf's attack required only a token effort: five or six shots were fired at the Bastille, before it promptly surrendered on the 13 January.

Many Southern states and school districts interpreted " Brown II " as legal justification for resisting, delaying, and avoiding significant integration for years — and in some cases for a decade or more — using such tactics as closing down school systems, using state money to finance segregated " private " schools, and " token " integration where a few carefully selected black children were admitted to former white-only schools but the vast majority remained in underfunded, unequal black schools.

Mobilization and token anti-corruption campaigns were carried out.

Every June 20, the day before the summer solstice, round cakes called summanalia, made of flour, milk and honey and shaped as wheels, were offered to him as a token of propitiation: the wheel might be a solar symbol.

Multiple cultivars from foreign countries were grafted onto this tree as a token of friendship.

Lutatius did not press the issue further, and the Carthaginian soldiers were later allowed to leave Sicily under arms with their honor intact, and without any token of submission – a rare gesture granted by the Romans to a defeated enemy.

The French Crown Jewels were sold in 1885 on the orders of the Third French Republic, with only a token number, with their precious stones replaced by glass, held on to for historic reasons and displayed by the Louvre.

In 1905 a monetary reform was carried out in which the gold content of the peso was reduced by 49. 36 % and the silver coins were ( with the exception of the 1 peso ) reduced to token issues.

The figurines that were exchanged as gifts ( sigillaria ) may have represented token substitutes.

In 491 BC, Darius sent emissaries to all the Greek city-states, asking for a gift of ' earth and water ' in token of their submission to him.

Saint Brigidda ( Brigid of Kildare, died 524 ) asked for a token and Gildas made a bell which he sent to her.

Although it might take a short time to get the token depending on the number of nodes and the size of the messages currently being sent about, you will always receive it within a predictable maximum time ; thus it is deterministic.

A design on a glazed tile was sent to the City of Ravenna, KY from the City of Ravenna, Italy as a token of sympathy of the tornado disaster of June 9, 1961.

Every packet which is sent requires a token, and if there are no tokens, then it cannot be sent.

When the belated western summons reached them, the eastern bishops gathered there sent a courteous but firm reply, excusing themselves from attending, apart from a token delegation of three, but not yielding an inch on the disputed issues.

** Session token, a unique identifier which is generated and sent from a server to a software client to identify an interaction session and which the client usually stores as an HTTP cookie

Lü Bu also imprisoned Yuan Shu's envoy and sent the captive to Cao Cao as a token of friendship.

This message was obviously sent before the snapshot “ cut off ” ( as it does not bear a snapshot token and thus must have come from before the snapshot token was sent out ) and needs to be included in the snapshot.

In 491 BC, Darius sent emissaries to all the Greek city-states, asking for a gift of ' earth and water ' in token of their submission to him.

I have sent you a gift, which is actually a gift that is not so much, but just a token of friendship.

After the publication in 1958 the Penroses sent a copy of the article to Escher as a token of their esteem.

After viewing the film, Hitchcock sent Brooks a case of expensive wine with a note that read, " A small token of my pleasure, have no anxiety about this.

Zhang, a monarchist, had always remained cordial with Puyi, the last Emperor of China, and had sent him a gift of £ 1, 600 for his wedding as a token of loyalty.

Assuming he owed his promotion to the king ’ s increasingly powerful favourite, George Villiers, he sent him a great jewel as a token of thanks.

Anaxilas also lobbied on his behalf, and sent his own children as hostages to Carthage as a token of loyalty.

A session token is a unique identifier that is generated and sent from a server to a client to identify the current interaction session.

Unknown to Githany, Bane had also sent the thought bomb, supposedly as a token of goodwill.

Hua Xiong sent Bao Zhong's head back to Dong Zhuo as a token of his victory, and he was promoted.

In 1942, though supplies were limited, token support was sent equally to each.