The phrase "a mere statement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize that something is just a simple or insignificant declaration, often in contrast to something more substantial or important.
Example: "While the report contained many findings, the conclusion was ultimately just a mere statement of the obvious."
Alternatives: "a simple assertion" or "just a statement".
It was nothing personal, just a mere statement of fact.
A mere statement of good intentions is not enough.
Its old corporate slogan, "You can be sure of Shell", seemed a mere statement of fact.
A mere statement of the facts carries with it a complete answer to all the constitutional objection urged against the validity of the act.
A mere statement of the offense in the words of the statute, without a statement of the accompanying facts and circumstances essential to constitute a specific offense, will be insufficient.
By 2005, the word was out that WaMu would accept applications with a mere statement of the borrower's income and assets — often with no documentation required — so long as credit scores were adequate, according to Ms. Zaback and other underwriters.
Equity Rule 25 (requiring "a short and simple statement of the ultimate facts upon which the plaintiff asks relief, omitting any mere statement of evidence").
Jesus answers with a story, as he is wont to do, for stories have a power mere statements cannot bear.
O. B. Brooklyn.' We think the contention made in argument, that the letter of August 28 and the acceptance by Andrews & Company of the terms of that letter, should be alone held to constitute the contract, disregarding the note inclosed in the letter as a part thereof, is refuted by its mere statement.
What seems to have escaped those that came up with this idea is that if you single out a particular community with legislation, policy or mere statement, you deem it to be different and indeed separate from the rest of society.
China, long Sudan's main backer, blocked a mere press statement from the UN Security Council that would have condemned Mr Bashir's government for the move.
