Sentence examples for be a mere prediction from inspiring English sources

'I shall eat a light dinner later' can be a mere prediction (suppose, e.g., that I know my cupboards are bare), but it can also express my intention, in which case it has motivational force within my behavioral control system.

The virus seems unlikely to be a mere passenger.

Bilirubin may also be a mere metabolic waste product.

Unemployment is a mere 2.9%.

Jim Trusdale was a mere acquaintance.

She was a mere ghost.

Now he is a mere caretaker.

China's contribution was a mere $18m.

Mr. Reid was a mere freshman senator.

In 1914 it was a mere infant.

It was a mere three decades.