Sentence examples for a mere thesis from inspiring English sources

He plainly states that 'universals do not exist' (TUP, 4.5 ff)., which does not seem to be a mere thesis which he rejects just for the sake of argument, because throughout his work he will refer to this claim ('we have already shown that universals do not exist').

In a weekend interview, he cast it firmly in the past tense by describing it as a mere "Ashdownite thesis" rather than a timeless truth.

Yet Church's thesis is a mere hypothesis, and a hypothesis that cannot be proven true.

Before elaborating more on the merit of this thesis, let me focus on a mere technicality.

A year earlier it showed a mere 1% rise.

(US) must possess (a) a PhD thesis on which the ink has not yet dried and (b) a mere student's knowledge of university life.

Not a "mere" tweaker.

A mere handful.

A mere chardonnay, perhaps.

A mere $1 billion.

A mere hair's breadth.