According to him the presence of international troops was merely symbolic and they were not supposed to use force.

While few of the state laws will have as much impact as California's, they are not merely symbolic.

In general the sarcophagi are merely symbolic, and the actual body lies below the floor.

It was suggested in the last chapter that some so-called 'policies' may be merely symbolic.

The political significance of tonight's meeting was merely symbolic, since the county does not have the power to close the plant.

If it were merely symbolic, it would not have to be this large.

Of course, the act was merely symbolic: the gold's temporary return to the earth.

But that makes the value of these newly identified species - and of all others - merely symbolic.

We don't expect the visits themselves to be merely symbolic.

Her role as head of the church is merely symbolic.