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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a mere alteration" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a change that is considered insignificant or minor in nature. Example: "The changes made to the document were nothing more than a mere alteration of the formatting."
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Indeed, the manner in which the expansion is structured indicates that while Congress may have styled the expansion a mere alteration of existing Medicaid, it recognized it was enlisting the states in a new healthcare program," the ruling said.
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It differs from mere alteration, such as the browning of an autumn leaf, where an identifiable material substratum persists, and from generation and corruption, such as the transformation of an olive seed into a tree or the decay of a rose into a heap of dust, where no identifiable material substratum persists.
This led to a discussion of Southey's flaws: "Originality, however, we are persuaded, is rare than mere alteration .
Results from this study suggest that gross cellular DOX levels do not appear to correlate with the magnitude of resistance, and the effects of TFP in modulating DOX resistance is possibly due to mechanisms other than mere alterations in cellular drug accumulation and/or retention.
A year earlier it showed a mere 1% rise.
The rush-delivery alteration goes a little deeper than a mere facelift, though.
Whether somatic chromosomal alterations and aneuploidy are a driving force or a mere consequence of tumorigenesis remains controversial.
At a mere 157cm (5ft 2In), I find anything I buy is always a foot too long, but there is an in-house alteration service that only takes an hour – nip off, have a coffee and your jeans are ready.
Not a "mere" tweaker.
A mere handful.
A mere chardonnay, perhaps.
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