Sentence examples for a mere cup of from inspiring English sources

And yet his most truly unforgettable meal was something quite different from these.It was, in fact, a mere cup of tea, costing a few pence, bought around 1950 from the buffet at Victoria station.

But who eats a mere cup of cereal for breakfast - especially an athlete?

A mere half-cup of Prego Traditional, for instance, has the equivalent of more than two teaspoons of sugar, as much as two-plus Oreo cookies.

A mere half-cup serving of cooked brown rice contains nearly a half-day's worth of the mineral manganese, which works with various enzymes facilitating body processes.

For Tomkins the match will represent more than a mere World Cup tie against a side England should comfortably overcome.

Ah, of course, what Gerrard's in fact said is, "I hope so" upon being asked whether Rooney can have the same impact as the two most iconic players thrown up during a mere 80 years of World Cup action.

According to ESPN Magazine, in a survey on the percentage of a country's population that viewed a mere 20 minutes of a 2010 World Cup game, we see that three quarters of Costa Ricans watched at least 20 minutes four years ago; so did 65percentt of Hondurans and over 60percentt of Mexicans; and yet less than 30percentt of Americans watched a mere 20 minutes of a soccer game in the 2010 World Cup.

It had staged the 2010 World Cup in South Africa by the skin of its teeth, the country recouping a mere 10% of its $3bn outlay.

A mere question of style?

A mere suggestion of a hat, really.

Art is a mere imitation of life.