diff --git a/examples/translator/Translate.gf b/examples/translator/Translate.gf
index 3c64f3184..994ef650e 100644
--- a/examples/translator/Translate.gf
+++ b/examples/translator/Translate.gf
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 abstract Translate = ParseEngAbs, Phrasebook ** {
 
-flags startcat = Phrase ;
+flags 
+  startcat = Phrase ;
+  heuristic_search_factor=0.60;
+  meta_prob=1.0e-5;
+  meta_token_prob=1.1965149246222233e-9;
 
 fun
   PPhr : Phr -> Phrase ;
diff --git a/examples/translator/TranslateBul.gf b/examples/translator/TranslateBul.gf
index f6a253a6c..7ec263e5d 100644
--- a/examples/translator/TranslateBul.gf
+++ b/examples/translator/TranslateBul.gf
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ concrete TranslateBul of Translate =
   PhrasebookBul - [PSentence, PQuestion, PGreetingMale, PGreetingFemale, GObjectPlease]
    ** open SyntaxBul, (E = ExtraBul), Prelude in {
 
+flags
+  literal = Symb ;
+
 lin
   PPhr p = lin Text p ;
   NP_Person np = {name = lin NP np ; isPron = False ; poss = mkQuant he_Pron} ;
diff --git a/examples/translator/TranslateChi.gf b/examples/translator/TranslateChi.gf
index 869abb6cd..407aef798 100644
--- a/examples/translator/TranslateChi.gf
+++ b/examples/translator/TranslateChi.gf
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ concrete TranslateChi of Translate =
   PhrasebookChi - [at_Prep, PSentence, PQuestion, PGreetingMale, PGreetingFemale, GObjectPlease] 
   ** open SyntaxChi, (E = ExtraChi), Prelude in {
 
+flags
+  literal = Symb ;
+
 lin
   PPhr p = lin Text p ;
   NP_Person np = {name = lin NP np ; isPron = False ; poss = E.GenNP np} ;
diff --git a/examples/translator/TranslateEng.gf b/examples/translator/TranslateEng.gf
index 2b3a05a60..0c02c6263 100644
--- a/examples/translator/TranslateEng.gf
+++ b/examples/translator/TranslateEng.gf
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ concrete TranslateEng of Translate =
   PhrasebookEng  - [PSentence, PQuestion, PGreetingMale, PGreetingFemale, GObjectPlease] 
   ** open SyntaxEng, (E = ExtraEng), Prelude in {
 
+flags
+  literal = Symb ;
 lin
   PPhr p = lin Text p ;
   NP_Person np = {name = lin NP np ; isPron = False ; poss = E.GenNP np} ;
diff --git a/examples/translator/TranslateFin.gf b/examples/translator/TranslateFin.gf
index 6c75d98a4..0dab81f29 100644
--- a/examples/translator/TranslateFin.gf
+++ b/examples/translator/TranslateFin.gf
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ concrete TranslateFin of Translate =
   PhrasebookFin - [at_Prep, PSentence, PQuestion, PGreetingMale, PGreetingFemale, GObjectPlease] 
   ** open SyntaxFin, (E = ExtraFin), Prelude in {
 
+flags
+  literal = Symb ;
+
 lin
   PPhr p = lin Text p ;
   NP_Person np = {name = lin NP np ; isPron = False ; poss = E.GenNP np} ;
diff --git a/examples/translator/TranslateFre.gf b/examples/translator/TranslateFre.gf
index e923947a8..e7389b372 100644
--- a/examples/translator/TranslateFre.gf
+++ b/examples/translator/TranslateFre.gf
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ concrete TranslateFre of Translate =
     PhrasebookFre - [PSentence, PQuestion, PGreetingMale, PGreetingFemale, GObjectPlease] ** 
   open SyntaxFre, ParadigmsFre, (E = ExtraFre), Prelude in {
 
+flags
+  literal = Symb ;
+
 lin
   PPhr p = lin Text p ;
   NP_Person np = {name = lin NP np ; isPron = False ; poss = mkQuant he_Pron} ;
diff --git a/examples/translator/TranslateSwe.gf b/examples/translator/TranslateSwe.gf
index 36e07ffec..3d8f5d8fd 100644
--- a/examples/translator/TranslateSwe.gf
+++ b/examples/translator/TranslateSwe.gf
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ concrete TranslateSwe of Translate =
     PhrasebookSwe - [PSentence, PQuestion, PGreetingMale, PGreetingFemale, GObjectPlease] 
   ** open SyntaxSwe, ParadigmsSwe, (E = ExtraSwe), Prelude in {
 
+flags
+  literal = Symb ;
+
 lin
   PPhr p = lin Text p ;
   NP_Person np = {name = lin NP np ; isPron = False ; poss = mkQuant he_Pron} ;