Sentence examples for a mere declaration of from inspiring English sources

Not very hard, perhaps: "The executive is taking the easy route and passing the hot potato to the legislature," says Ildefonso Guajardo, a PRI deputy.Even if it passes intact, the bill is a mere declaration of principles.

The more so, as the Convention on the Rights of the Child is not just a mere declaration of internationally accepted norms and standards, but rather a valid instrument for promotion of positive social changes," said Ludmila Isakova, Rector of the Institute.

While the announcement was seized on by the Yemeni regime and western commentators alike, a mere declaration does not an Islamic emirate make.

To that end, the non-regional conference participants were downgraded from much-too-official-sounding "observers" to more humble "supporters".With key regional countries making clear their lack of enthusiasm for a full-blown security apparatus, or even just another regional organisation, Turkey, which is hosting the conference, drafted a mere "declaration".

Woods, previously imprisoned and banned from employment in his country, pointed to what he termed "the moment of opportunity," moving from "mere declaration to accountability".

A mere question of style?

A mere suggestion of a hat, really.

Art is a mere imitation of life.

A mere 5% of directors were women.

The Olympic-scale margin: a mere tenth of a degree.

A mere discovery of a natural phenomenon would not qualify.