Sentence examples similar to a mere drop in the machine from inspiring English sources

But the consumer end of the market is a mere drop in the ocean.

They were a mere drop in the bucket of what is being presented in New York this year, and every year.

There could be at least double the number of potential victims, it's a mere drop in the ocean".

The excellence initiative is a mere drop in the bucket.That is why Mr Jacobs's donation matters.

He said the nonprofit fund had raised $180,000 for residents — a mere drop in the bucket, he acknowledged.

That's above average by the standards of children's-book publishing but a mere drop in the media maelstrom.

While they have drilled scores of wells, the initial production is just 26,000 barrels a day, a mere drop in the global oil bucket.

However, this is a mere drop in the ocean.

$7.5 billion is a mere drop in the bucket of healthcare spend.

A solid base, to be sure, but a mere drop in the bucket for a company whose startup costs will approach $200m.

The company was fined $12.6 million, which amounted to 0.035 percent of its annual sales -- a mere drop in the bucket.