The mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.

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

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

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.

this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!

this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!

Ours is not a statement of rhetoric or mere protocol.

You are no longer a mere child.

It is more than a mere concern.

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

These are only words from a mere mortal .

These are only words from a mere mortal .

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

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

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

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

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

The draft resolution was baseless and a mere political device.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Nuclear disarmament involved more than a mere reduction in the number of nuclear weapons, however.

The mere existence of a regime of privileges and immunities will not prevent institution of legal proceedings.

5.4 The author argues that in any event the appointment of a process agent is a mere formality.

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

Just the mere fact of doing that fills such a sense of adequation with our deep nature.

Those areas currently accounted for a mere 30 per cent of the total volume of UNIDO services.

That requirement had been included for good reason and went beyond a mere exchange of views.

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

He created man out of a mere drop of fluid, and lo! he turned into an open wrangler.

He created man out of a mere drop of fluid, and lo! he turned into an open wrangler.

He created man out of a mere drop of sperm yet he shows himself to be openly contentious!

He created man out of a mere drop of sperm yet he shows himself to be openly contentious!

It goes beyond the mere technical task of setting up a fund, even one of such impressive proportions.

One cannot expect the mere creation of a leniency programme to produce immediate results for the agency.

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

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.

The wisdom of these elders is not a mere collection of stories about old people in some remote spot.

Therefore, the mere fact that the submission of a communication is delayed does not constitute an abuse of rights.

Impressive. And the rate of technological evolution speeds up, so a mere quarter of a century after this, you get this, OK.