That's mere theory.

A mere formality.

As a mere figment, as a mere ghost existing in your wife's mind...

Which is the first warning a cold which is no mere matter of degrees Fahrenheit... but a draining of warmth from the vital centers of the living.

But by mere chance...

Oh, a mere trifle.

It's a mere nothing.

As a matter of drafting, it was suggested that the provision might need to indicate more clearly that incorporation by reference should be distinguished from a mere reference.

Boycotting is mere child's play.

Mere physical beauty isn't everything.

He's just a mere boy.

It's nothing, a mere scratch.

Mostly it was mere hysteria.

Mere kids. They'll take watching.

If Tudor were a mere political clown, the question of whether or not he still hates Jews would not matter. But Tudor is a political power to be reckoned with.

That is no mere management question.

It's a mere scrap of paper.

Mere errand boys carrying concealed weapons.

There is nothing inevitable about the spread or the collapse of prosperity. More than we know (or perhaps care to admit), the future is a matter of human choice, not mere prediction.

You are no longer a mere child.

It is more than a mere concern.

Think of love as a mere episode

You can't convict me on mere suspicion.

I, a mere reporter, a humble mortal.

I'm not giving my geldings mere straw.

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 not enough as a mere concept.

Apparently a mere figment of your wife's imagination.

Mere friends don't end up acting like this.

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

The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.

But we must move beyond mere declarations and resolutions.

No, but the mere thought makes my mouth water.

Well, sir, we mere men should have known better.

We have way more evidence than a mere confession.

Motome is yet a mere child of 15 years.

Even the famous samurai is a mere human being.

What sounded like truth today was often mere excuses.

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.

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

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