Sentence examples of "пустой звук" in Russian

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Надлежащая процедура — это не просто пустой звук. Due process is not an empty phrase.
Таким образом, преданность лидеров идее независимости народа - пустой звук. The leaders' commitment to the sovereignty of the masses thus rings false.
К сожалению, их возвышенная риторика – зачастую лишь пустой звук. Unfortunately, their lofty rhetoric often rings hollow.
Весь разговор об улучшении сотрудничества НАТО - Европейский Союз - в основном пустой звук. All the talk of an improved NATO-European Union partnership is mainly wasted breath.
Изменение климата – это не пустой звук, равно как и его последствия для безопасности. Climate change is not trivial; nor are its security implications.
Социализм превратился в пустой звук, когда большие надежды на "рай трудящихся" на земле поглотила бюрократическая трясина. Socialism became a mess as great expectations of a workers' paradise were bogged down in bureaucracy.
В то же время, неспособность прийти к согласию со стороны тех, для кого свобода - не пустой звук, может дорого обойтись человечеству. Indeed, if they are not resolved among those who cherish liberty, the price will be high.
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