Sentence examples for mere erosion from inspiring English sources
The results trace the evolution of the study area as related not only to the mere erosion of the surrounding rocks but to a complex interaction between surface and deep processes where the lithology played a crucial role.
This week the President was handed a $2.4 trillion blank check and in return the American people got a mere $21 billion in promised spending cuts, the erosion of their personal savings in the worst stock market drop since 2008, and the promise of higher taxes before the ink had dried on the budget deal.
Those that cannot will be reduced to mere utilities, with much thinner margins.The immediate worry, though, is the erosion of revenue from voice and (especially) messaging.
It slowed bankruptcies down a bit, but the mere appearance on the list threatened a run on deposits, an erosion of confidence that was exactly the opposite of the agency's mission.
The problem is that the two big blocs make up a mere 53% of the new chamber, down from 61%, highlighting the erosion of centrist political appeal and the domination of politics by the centre-right and the centre-left.
It was observed that a mere 20 wt.% t′ Low-k phase addition can reduce the erosion of a cubic Low-k matrix phase composite coating by over 37%.
Billy Vanderbilt more than doubled his father's fortune in the seven years after "the Commodore's" death, but has since become a mere footnote in history.The best family companies work hard to prevent this erosion of trust over time by holding themselves to higher standards than the rest.
A 2016 Harris Poll found that a mere 9% of U.S. consumers surveyed believe "pharmaceutical and biotech companies put patients over profits". To be clear, the erosion of trust is part of a broader trend across multiple sectors, with the U.S. hit especially hard, according to Edelman's 2018 survey.
Stutzman says this mass-erosion of our self-control was inevitable, as the instrument of our productivity merged with that of our distraction: since computers have expanded from mere business tools to full-service entertainment centers.
