Finally, the State party argues that the brief communication lacks sufficient material basis, including basic evidence, that would go beyond a mere allegation.

The Committee noted that the author had provided no arguments or further information to demonstrate how her rights under the provision had been violated and reiterated that a mere allegation that the Covenant had been violated is insufficient to substantiate a claim under the Optional Protocol.

Ford also testified at the hearing about her allegation.

This unfounded allegation is completely false and an absolute lie.

Thirdly, independent evidence tends to corroborate the allegation of torture.

The Committee recalls that the author of a communication must have brought a substantive complaint in the domestic courts in respect of any allegation subsequently brought before the Committee and that mere doubts about the effectiveness of an available remedy do not absolve the author of a communication from exhausting it.

This unfounded allegation is completely false and an absolute lie, Waters continued.

The Armenian allegation about a blockade had no legal basis and was untrue.

The Working Group notes that the Government did not comment on this allegation.

As such, the allegation of torture is inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies.

I called him after this happened, that allegation came out, said, 'Did you do it?'

You are no longer a mere child.

It is more than a mere concern.

A general allegation for application of the agreement in respect of certain employees is not enough.

One allegation related to a person who could not be positively identified as a member of UNMIL.

And they say Lo! this is mere magic

And they say Lo! this is mere magic

These are only words from a mere mortal .

These are only words from a mere mortal .

Such licensing should go beyond mere export authorization.

It was kind of along these lines, and the allegation was that I have, quote, affection for terrorists.

This allegation is based on the fact that foreign inspectors have carried out inspections of the Alpha Serengeti.

During the period under review, one allegation was received but was found to be unsubstantiated following an investigation.

4.3 The State party rejects the allegation that the author was unable to cross examine witnesses in court.

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.

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

The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.

The Committee takes note of the complainant's allegation that his treatment constituted torture within the meaning of the Convention.

The State party has neither contested this allegation nor given any justification for arresting the author without a warrant.

This allegation of the source is corroborated by the Working Group's own findings reached during its visit in Belarus.

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

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

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.

Without effective participation, indigenous communities are reduced to mere objects.

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

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

The State party thus argues that the allegation of ill treatment on that date has been effectively refuted by its Ambassador's observations.

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

They only follow mere conjecture which can never sufficiently replace the Truth.