Sentence examples for mere win from inspiring English sources

A mere win against the Faroe Islands cannot vindicate the manager, but it would allow him a quiet spell in which to regroup and assert his authority once again.

There is reason for concern beyond the mere winning percentage.

Van Breda Kolff, a cheerful and uncomplicated man, has a sportsman's appreciation of the nuances of the game, and appears to feel that mere winning is far less important than winning with style.

Since the turn of the century New Zealand have won only four of the 29 matches they've played against Australia; a mere 14% winning record.

Levein presided over a mere three wins from 12 competitive matches in charge of the Scots, who are now ranked 56th in the world.

Having had a mere two wins in the first seven months of the season, they have doubled that in their past two home matches with precious victories over Liverpool, and now Arsenal.

At the moment that's like saying that a mere 120 wins next year would put the Cubs in the World Series.

A woman will find that mere motherhood will win an eternity of importunity, since as Sir Thomas Browne himself observed "Mummy is become merchandise".

Everywhere they went, the Party's candidates and members said Cameron's claims to have reformed are mere spin to win the election.

His compulsive urge to live on life's dangerous edge, stronger than any mere desire to win, was like an addiction to the thrill of gambling.

The distortion means that the Tories need a six-point lead in the popular vote to win mere equality of seats with Labour; that, and the fact that Labour doesn't face a challenge on its flanks of the kind that Cameron does from Ukip.