In fact, transparency in the resource sector should exceed mere disclosure of payments.

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

The mere fact that other portions of the treaty are suspended or even abrogated is not conclusive.

The mere fact that the Council is seized with the subject for the fifth time proves its relevance.

Indeed, it might be that a liberal constitutional culture is more important than the mere fact of competitive elections.

The most precious asset today is confidence, and the mere fact of launching negotiations would generate it in abundance.

The mere fact that the courts decided against him does not mean that he was deprived of fair proceedings.

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

The mere fact that high level Russians reappeared in Davos to defend themselves may be a small but healthy sign.

They did not present the comparison except for mere argument . But , in fact , they are a people prone to dispute .

They did not present the comparison except for mere argument . But , in fact , they are a people prone to dispute .

The mere fact that the firm s owners are self interested tells us little about which of these strategies will be followed.

The mere fact of her weak state could not have delayed her interrogation for 17 months if that had been behind her expulsion to Spain.

I'm a mere tourist.

What I have just described is no mere hypothetical, of course. It is, in fact, a capsule depiction of the United States Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank.

But, given the dearth of common sense in recent years, the mere fact that a growing chorus of reasonable voices can now be heard is nothing short of miraculous.

But this is mere suggestion.

Its mere presence incites violence.

This is no mere prediction.

This was no mere gesture.

Moreover, the mere fact that such assurances are sought is arguably a tacit admission by the sending State that the transferred person is indeed at risk of being tortured or ill treated.

This is no mere rosy scenario.

For this, mere correlation is sufficient.

Our problem and our tragedy is that in these hyper partisan times, the mere fact that one side says, Look, there's an asteroid, means that the other side's going to say, Huh? What?

It is more than a mere concern.

All that is lacking is the political will. The mere fact that tapping SDRs requires Congressional approval in the US ensures that nothing will happen without public pressure including pressure from the developing countries.

The mere fact that the complainant came back more than a year later to what had allegedly occurred at the beginning of the detention period contributed a different assessment being made in March 2003.

However, the mere fact that different treaties on the same topic with different countries concluded at different times differ in content does not amount, as such, to a violation of article 26 of the Covenant.

Mere suspicion might form the basis of action.

The government's programs are not mere populist promises.

Democracy is, after all, more than mere voting.

Sam s world of 2030 is not mere fantasy.

At present, robots are mere items of property.

Democracy is increasingly seen as a mere ritual.

The story would ordinarily be a mere curiosity.

And they say Lo ! this is mere magic

These are only words from a mere mortal .

And they say Lo ! this is mere magic

(a) That the mere fact of belonging to a racial or ethnic group or one of the aforementioned groups is not a sufficient reason, de jure or de facto, to place a person in pretrial detention.

But these values are not mere ideological window dressing for Western interests in fact, they are not that to any significant extent. They are indeed universal, and all the more so in an era of comprehensive globalization.

But, more carefully stated, what scholars show is that liberal democracies almost never go to war with each other, and it may be that a liberal constitutional culture is more important than the mere fact of elections.

However, the mere fact that one member of the family is entitled to remain in the territory of a State party does not necessarily mean that requiring other members of the family to leave involves such interference.

Something more is at work here than mere nostalgia.

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.

Identity is not a matter of mere ethnicity or religion.