The phrase "a mere present" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize that something is just a simple or insignificant gift, often in contrast to something more substantial or meaningful.
Example: "I thought a mere present would suffice, but she expected something much more extravagant for her birthday."
Alternatives: "just a gift" or "only a token".
The primary realization of understanding is as skilled activity in the domain of the ready-to-hand, but it can be manifested as interpretation, when Dasein explicitly takes something as something (e.g., in cases of disturbance), and also as linguistic assertion, when Dasein uses language to attribute a definite character to an entity as a mere present-at-hand object.
But it is unclear why the lapse of a mere law presents any obstacle to an administration that has argued that it has the right under the Constitution to wiretap suspects for national security purposes without first getting a warrant.
Our data indicate that the prognostic value of SSEP after cardiac arrest extends beyond a mere absent-present dichotomy.
Oh, the problems a mere fork can present.
We cannot exclude the possibility that infection at PLE onset is a mere coincidence, albeit present in the majority (seven of eight patients; 95% confidence interval, 47 99%).
There are, at present, a mere two women's bathroom stalls near the Senate floor, which often means long lines.
There is not much time to take decisions about the future of the Colonial Office before it becomes a mere shell of its present active self.
Since when does a mere plate of biscuits present itself as a minefield on which one false crunchy step condemns you as either a snooty bitch or a weak-willed hypocrite?
I don't think I spent more than a fiver on bath products for myself until I was at least 30, and yet the first soap my son came into contact with was Weleda calendula bath and hair wash (£6.99 for a mere 200ml) - a present from my sister.
This suggests that transnational political activities cannot be seen as a mere consequence of migrants' present socioeconomic positions, but relate to migrants' long term plans.
According to some views, your experience here is a mere sensation, failing to present your surroundings to you (cf. Smith 2002 130 11).
