Sentence examples for Mere talk from inspiring English sources

Mere talk of new rules clearly grates on Russian officials.

Mere talk of selling Banco de la Nacion, an icon of Peronist development, raises hackles.

Mere talk of opening up America's coastal waters, the theory runs, has convinced traders of a big future boost to oil supplies and so pushed the price down.

Mere talk about the trucklet has restored a lustrous sheen to the feathered '70s hairstyles of those who loved the Chevy El Camino.

Mere talk of the merger has already destroyed "thousands of jobs", they claim, by forcing other South African retailers to lay off workers and make working conditions worse in preparation for the great American onslaught.

Mere talk – those mundane conversations and concerns his wit so carefully skewered – existed far from worldly words and actions.

Gen. McChrystal made it clear that he did not want the conference to become a mere talk-fest.

This is certainly doing rather than mere talking, and what is being done is the coinage of "verbage".

In comparison, South-East Asia, with its ten-member regional association, ASEAN, appears well-endowed, even though ASEAN is often derided as a mere talking-shop.

A little-known co-ordinating body called COSAC already exists, but as a mere talking-shop that meets just twice a year.

Yet unlike their predecessors, these are no mere talking-shops.The new rules will bring things such as credit derivatives and credit-rating agencies into the regulatory net.