Sentence examples for mere crowd from inspiring English sources

Other old photographs show rows of fans from decades past, mere crowd shots, the spectators cheering, their faces blown up larger than life but smaller than the faces of the players on the banners.

A wool and polyester mix with brass buttons, very much an acquired taste, they were given to members in 1937 so patrons – no mere crowd members at Augusta – would know who to approach for information.

The first theme was a mere crowd-pleaser, florid and unsubtle.

Her enthusiasm as a performer is never mere crowd-pleasing, and her lack of cynicism is never empty cheer.

Only the cheerleaders rouse the crowd, half-heartedly, from its indolence.The outcome of the first-ever primary held by Mexico's long-ruling party will depend on more than mere crowd-pleasing.

The former advocate of merit pay for teachers now waffles about support for a "system designed with the help and agreement of teachers' organisations"; his opposition to NAFTA is mere crowd-pleasing.There is no doubt that Mr Obama and his surrogates have succeeded in raising doubts about Mrs Clinton.

So were Mr Moi's torture chambers in Nairobi, though this time to a sombre public, many of whom filed through the cells in tears.But, failing the introduction of the more fundamental reforms heralded in the draft constitution, such as devolution and an independent judiciary, these piece-meal measures are starting to look like mere crowd-pleasers.

"They're not very nice, are they?" It would be a mistake, though, to infer from this that Pinker is a mere crowd-pleaser: his affable tone makes it easy to overlook how bitterly contested is the territory on which he has planted his flag.

Due to the fact that Creads acts as more of a participative online ad agency than a mere crowd-sourcing site, larger companies tend to draw more readily upon its expertise.

No matter what you call it, if the mere thought of crowds pressing in all around you sends you into a panicky tailspin, then you'll do well to avoid the world's densest cities.

From the mass of talent, one figure reduced the legends in the crowd to mere peasants.