The phrase "a mere provision" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize that something is only a small or insignificant part of a larger context or situation.
Example: "The contract included a mere provision for annual reviews, which did not address the more pressing issues at hand."
Alternatives: "a simple clause" or "just a stipulation".
However, during the past few years, advances in the understanding of the control of apoptosis at the molecular level has extended its potential oncologic significance far beyond the mere provision of a mechanistic explanation for tumor cell deletion.
Astrocytic functions in the CNS are diverse (Chaboub & Deneen, 2012) and extend beyond the mere provision of a supportive scaffold, including roles in potassium buffering, glutamate clearance, blood flow regulation and synchronization of neuronal firing.
In this context, we believe that the mere provision of "a space in which positions can be voiced and counter-positions assigned without considerations of 'how' realistic they are and without them being restrained by everyday rules of politeness" (2003: 547) [ 26] is crucial.
Yet, a growing research base suggests the mere provision of training does not necessarily result in bringing about any intended outcome, especially if the aim of training is to improve teachers' capacity to enhance the quality of their pedagogical interactions and support children's learning.
While it is clear that enablement is an outcome that goes beyond the mere provision of healthcare items, (and the ideal of enablement better tracking specific health gain has a certain narrative logic) it is not clear how sensitive it is to those prior expectations in the first place.
We urgently need a culture of support that focuses on their long-term reintegration into society, rather than on the mere provision of basic services for a period of weeks.
The mere provision of the patient aid, by a family physician to their patient, may have underscored importance of, and the physician's recommendation to do the test.
In such approaches, mere provision of knowledge about depression in an academic sense, unaccompanied by personal understanding of affected persons, might be inadequate to dispel the misconceptions of undergraduates about the condition [ 51].
The rights referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 do not include the mere provision of physical facilities for enabling or making a communication.
The findings of this study supported the notion that mere provision of ICT access is not sufficient for children with LD to master ICT skills.
