Sentence examples for a mere variant of from inspiring English sources

And making "beg the question" a mere variant of "raise the question" deprives us of a simple way of distinguishing between asking a question and assuming a particular answer to it.

Taoism does not fall under an umbrella or a definition of a single organized religion like the Abrahamic traditions; nor can it be studied as a mere variant of Chinese folk religion, as although the two share some similar concepts, much of Chinese folk religion is separate from the tenets and core teachings of Taoism.

(On closer re-examination, alas, it turned out to be a mere variant).

In general, the three parts of each triad are not mere variants of each other, but address different issues and offer different arguments.

These variants explained a mere 1.5% of the BMI variance; this roughly corresponds to 3% of the genetic variance based on an estimated BMI heritability of 0.5.

Philosophically speaking, there is a large question mark over whether the dual pair should be seen as genuinely distinct in a physical sense or as mere notational variants of the same theory — talk of a "dictionary" relating the theories makes the latter more palatable and suggests that the choice of physical interpretation might be conventional.

A mere question of style?

The Olympic-scale margin: a mere tenth of a degree.

A mere discovery of a natural phenomenon would not qualify.

Consumer lending is equivalent to a mere 3% of GDP.

A mere parody of opera, Montezuma was more Monty Python.