11.6 As to the author's argument that a recreational fishing licence is a mere privilege and not a right, the State party observes that article 27 does not require that a cultural activity be protected by way of right.

She states that mere access to educational institutions, difficult as it may be to achieve in practice, does not amount to the right to education (Tomaševski 2004 para 57).

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 mere thought of a snake makes me shiver.

You are no longer a mere child.

It is more than a mere concern.

(Muhammad), say, I am a mere mortal like you. I have received a revelation that your Lord is the only One. So be up right and obedient to Him and seek forgiveness from Him.

(Muhammad), say, I am a mere mortal like you. I have received a revelation that your Lord is the only One. So be up right and obedient to Him and seek forgiveness from Him.

this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!

this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!

The draft resolution was baseless and a mere political device.

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 must never become a mere ornament on the international scene.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

The mere mention of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is sufficient to evoke horror for us.

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

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

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.

Mere participation to the above acts is punished by imprisonment form 5 to ten years.

Mere participation to the above acts is punished by imprisonment from 5 to ten years.

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

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

Without available resources for implementation, development plans are reduced to mere wish lists.

We cannot afford to be mere observers we must become effective decision makers.

Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith (Mere) fables of the men of old.

Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith (Mere) fables of the men of old.

Mere participation to the above mentioned acts is punished by imprisonment form 5 to ten years.

This is the spruce Gran Picea, which at 9,550 years is a mere babe in the woods.