Sentence examples for mere preservation from inspiring English sources

But at this point, no one is advocating mere preservation of the status quo.

Mere preservation or restoration is not an approach that assures the survival of heritage in the future.

For the avoidance of doubt, mere preservation of Electronic Information is not considered Access until review or disclosure occurs.

3 The mere preservation of BMD in RA may not be sufficient, as bone loss starts early in the disease course and a significant proportion of patients with RA are osteopenic already at disease onset.

Even if you are a conservative investor, you may want to add at least one or two riskier mutual funds to ensure that your overall portfolio will be able to experience some growth rather than mere preservation of capital.

But Mr. Esparza has a loftier goal than mere historic preservation.

By the time the Johnsons began moving in last September -- following a renovation that consumed 30 months and $1.6 million -- their town house had surpassed mere historic preservation to become a showpiece for a Harlem ascendant.

Pierce, the financial adviser, says he understands the fun factor of backing IndieVest but that he only approved their products because he believes in the possibility of big profits, not mere capital preservation.

I convinced myself that I had resisted the fashionable urge to get back in the saddle for reasons beyond mere self-preservation.

The ruthless gang at the center of the story kills to give their lives "a kind of sense and significance," reminding us that there are indeed people, terrorists for example, who kill for reasons other than mere "self-preservation".

The thinkers who forged the right to free expression, and bequeathed it to us, had something more consequential in mind than mere self-preservation or feelings of the warm and fuzzy kind.