Sentence examples for be a mere staging from inspiring English sources

In fact, it could be a mere staging post on the way to far higher prices and perhaps to a true oil shock.

Will Blythe correctly argues, in his review of "The Son," by Philipp Meyer (June 16), that in good historical novels the past ought not to be a "mere stage set for a morality play," with heroes possessed of "glittering modern consciences".

For most southern European artists of the 17th century, however, drawing was a mere stage in the creation of a painting.

In addition to FBN's promise of focusing on politics over personalities, the main difference in tonight's debate from the last one is that there will only be a mere eight candidates on the stage, as opposed to 10 last time.

Two stage wins in last year's Giro d'Italia turned out to be a mere hors d'oeuvre for his success in taking four stages of the Tour de France.

The virus seems unlikely to be a mere passenger.

Bilirubin may also be a mere metabolic waste product.

In our case, the surgery was restricted to a mere staging and this might have worsened treatment efficacy.

But it's even more commendable when a singer can make an impact while performing on the Great Lawn of Central Park, where she is a mere speck on the stage to listeners sitting far away.

If Rosie O'Donnell is a mere karaoke singer on stage, as Ben Brantley maintains, then surely her proto types were the legendary Fanny Brice and Eddie Cantor, whom no one can claim to have acted or sung with subtlety.

Sunday's stage was a mere parade for Contador, whose outspoken team owner and manager Oleg Tinkov unveiled pink-dyed hair.