The rule of law as a mere concept is not enough.

ODA should not be seen as a mere handout, but as a means of improving the labour market.

Now, who today would claim that as a mere conceit of the human mind?

You are no longer a mere child.

It is more than a mere concern.

These are only words from a mere mortal .

These are only words from a mere mortal .

The delay was not justified by any compelling reasons the mere financial burden on a State did not suffice as a justification.

I'm not a real fish, I'm just a mere plushy.

Unless we thoroughly reform the working methods of the Security Council, we will not be carrying out Council reform but a mere expansion, a mere adjustment.

The group of four has introduced a historic draft resolution that seeks to reform the Security Council in such a manner and through such a process as to revitalize the General Assembly through praxis and not mere promises, and through action and not mere aspiration.

Okay, I cheated, it was a mere 20 seconds.

The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.

The elimination of corrupt practices therefore goes beyond a mere moral campaign or sloganeering, as is the case with some Governments.

As a family agriculture and the small production worker, the woman is usually seen as a helping hand and her tasks are considered as a mere extension of the domestic work under her responsibility.

Leopards have plummeted from 700,000 down to a mere 50,000.

He managed to do it in a mere 1,400 minutes.

this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!

this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!

Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood

Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood

Ours is not a statement of rhetoric or mere protocol.

The draft resolution was baseless and a mere political device.

It was to be hoped that any judgements given would be seen as an act of justice, not just a mere procedure.

and a mere mortal like us. We think you are a liar.

and a mere mortal like us. We think you are a liar.

It must never become a mere ornament on the international scene.

Democracy is increasingly seen as a mere ritual. In general, Western societies, it seems, are experiencing a certain crisis of the democratic ethos and active citizenship.

As people living in poverty continue to be seen as mere recipients of assistance, their own efforts and hopes are often overlooked.

Article 27 has been interpreted by the Human Rights Committee as requiring more than mere passive non interference.

Think about it, a lie has no power whatsoever by its mere utterance.

Mere observation of the record suggests that it is in fact a summary.

Why does a regime that appears to be so secure consider mere opinions, or even peaceful petitions, so dangerous? Perhaps because the regime does not feel as secure as it looks.

As a result, cultivated land resources comprise a mere 5 per cent of the total land area, representing 22 million hectares of land, with very limited scope for expansion.

Some 140 million people live in Bangladesh, on a territory of a mere 147,570 square kilometres.

As the Koran promises, patience is rewarded, and there are many surprises a degree of environmental awareness, for instance, and of humans as mere stewards of God's creation, unmatched in the Bible.

However, these sex robots are not a mere fetish or just another sex toy.

I knew that eating a mere hamburger a day can increase my risk of dying by a third.

And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate.

And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate.

You are a mere mortal like us. Show us a miracle if you are telling the Truth .

You are a mere mortal like us. Show us a miracle if you are telling the Truth .

But will this December s vote be a mere formality? Experience teaches us to be prudent.

And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.

And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.