Sentence examples for mere passage of from inspiring English sources

The mere passage of time is giving them a shared history.

These organizations warn that unless the state goes beyond the mere passage of laws, change will be very slow.

Given this knowledge, the mere passage of time may spur our confidence, though no formal statistical analysis can prove it.

That decline has long been in motion, the result of a dwindling economy and the mere passage of time: after twelve years in power, including two terms in office, she cannot run again for the Presidency until 2019.

This immunity applies only to the mere passage of the aircraft and does not extend to damage caused by it or to other encroachments on the use or enjoyment of the land, such as excessively low flights.

Mere passage of this and the other bills won't mean much without concurrence from the committees that actually allocate annual spending levels for each agency.

It accepts the principle of absolute liability, subject to the exception of contributory negligence, providing however that there shall be no right to compensation... if the damage results from the mere fact of passage of the aircraft through the airspace in conformity with existing air traffic regulations.

there shall be no right to compensation... if the damage results from the mere fact of passage of the aircraft through the airspace in conformity with existing air traffic regulations.

We are not, however, aware of any studies that show that increased sophistication of epistemological beliefs results from mere maturation or passage of time during a single semester.

When I was 2, my family moved to a suburb of Scranton, Pa., a mere 12 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

That's why, even before the Internet, sneaking into movie theaters -- stealing the right to view a movie -- seemed a mere rite of passage, whereas shoplifting a video did not.