Example sentences of "[adj] [that] [art] mere [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is clear that the mere existence of an alternative remedy does not oust judicial review . |
| 2 | By comparing the history of Northern Ireland with that of the rest of the United Kingdom it is clear that the mere fact of elections is not sufficient . |
| 3 | They are extremely special , are produced at great cost , and it is doubtful that the mere pleasure their harmony gives to a selected happy few is worth such large public expenditure . |
| 4 | Indeed , it is arguable that the mere possession of nuclear weapons threatens legality given the measures apparently needed to preserve security and suppress protests depicted in part III of this volume . |
| 5 | But it is not likely that the mere provision of information would necessarily alter sentencers ' practices . |
| 6 | So far as cash is concerned , LCH relies on a right of set off , following the view upheld in Re Charge Card Services Ltd that a mere deposit of cash by way of security is not a charge . |
| 7 | It seemed inconceivable that a mere punt trip could end in death . |
| 8 | When the seaman Peters , a thief and later a mutineer , protests against the commuting of the death sentence to the disgrace of being flogged round the fleet , Marryat as author finds it a matter for critical comment that the members of the court-martial are clearly surprised that a mere seaman should act from a sense of honour : |
| 9 | Inside , it felt so phoney that the merest glimmer of amusement would have sent an embarrassed blush swirling up from her neck to her forehead . |