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The phrase "a mere indicator of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that serves only as a simple sign or suggestion of a larger concept or issue.
Example: "The low sales figures are a mere indicator of the overall decline in consumer confidence."
Alternatives: "a simple sign of" or "just a reflection of".
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Asymptomatic hyperuricemia has long been considered as a mere indicator of associated cardiovascular comorbidities, the frequency of which correlates with the level of hyperuricemia [ 11].
And it just may be that PSAV does not correlate with early tumor progression but could be a mere indicator of aggressive disease which would not be considered curable even with early detection.
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Some are extremely useful as a (companion-) diagnostic; others may serve as a mere indicator.
Dr. Miller pointed out that, as status symbols go, cell phones were not mere indicators of one's bank account, as a Rolex watch or a Jaguar roadster might be.
Analysis of those low ranking but frequent genes in Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis shows that the high number of cytokines and inflammatory proteins are mere indicators of the disease.
Especially in Italy, where religious marriages are still predominant, a civil marriage clearly represents a secularized choice, displayed to the outside world. 1 As a mere statistical indicator of behavior, civil marriage can unambiguously be detected using retrospective interviews.
Nevertheless, PR appears to be more than a mere diagnostic indicator of estrogenic activity, as clinical studies have demonstrated it to be an independent biomarker of endocrine therapy response as well as a prognostic biomarker in postmenopausal breast cancers [ 12, 16– 16].
We thus surmise that coping may not be a mere risk indicator, whereas the others most certainly are.
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The Olympic-scale margin: a mere tenth of a degree.
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