The phrase "a mere term of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is simply a label or designation without deeper significance or value.
Example: "In this context, the term 'freedom' is just a mere term of political rhetoric, lacking real substance."
Alternatives: "just a label of" or "simply a designation of".
Gamemakers often err on the side of caution, stuffing their creations with as much material as possible, lest they face the accusation that the work is insubstantial — not in terms of the weight of its message or meaning but in mere terms of its bulk.
In mere terms of carbon dioxide, however, the results reveal that the effect of the tunnel may be strengthened if added to an adequate policy in favour of the railway and that the amounts of CO2 produced should not be considered by themselves but in connection with their relative travel demand.
The contract covers a range of matters and it needs to properly address each individual consideration, which go far beyond mere terms of compensation.
While Oakland's coffers are so perpetually empty that it recently voted to close five elementary schools – for annual savings of a mere $2m – the terms of the port's financialisation ensure that its operating revenues do little to plug the holes in Oakland's social services budget.
At the time, the circumstances were certainly propitious, even though she was a mere third-term Congresswoman from New York, of scant national reputation.
The principle can be stated in terms of gains just as well--though preserving the Asymmetry, and indeed the intuition behind Variabilism itself, means that a mere substitution of the term "gain" for "loss" will not do the trick (indeed, it leads to an inconsistent position).
So the battle here over CD pricing is much more than a mere dispute over terms of trade.
UTStarcom's balance sheet is also strong, with more than $400 million in cash on hand and a mere $14 million of long-term debt as of the end of the second quarter.
A mere 5% of long-term care facilities are situated in squatter areas or informal areas.
But it could become one if deficits do not fall substantially in the medium term, beyond a mere reflection of a cyclical improvement in the economy.
