Sentence examples for not a sheer from inspiring English sources

Cain said it was not a sheer cliff, but was a significant, rough slope.

It is not a sheer accident that Ward's chair was inherited by Moore, and then by Wittgenstein.

Ok, first of all, because apparently this is very important to you: It wasn't a sheer bodysuit.

The Seattle production feeds off a handful of strong singers and, when it is not misplaced, a sheer enthusiasm.

Minor comments Comment 8: The discussion of different algorithms for peptide structure prediction given in the introduction should include a more critical comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of different algorithms and not just a sheer listing of their names and basic properties.

He plays brilliantly, but he doesn't convey a sheer sense of joy.

Since mitochondrial quantity was normalized between control and PINK1-KD cells as demonstrated by Western analysis with Tim 23 Ab (Figure 6E and 6F), we conclude that the defect in respiration and ATP synthesis seen in the cells with reduced PINK1 is a functional deficit and not due to a sheer reduction of mitochondria.

Developmentally, China's growth is soon going to be restrained, if it isn't already, by a sheer shortage of energy.

But this is not a business where sheer size has helped much lately.

I confess I have been feeling so rebellious lately that I have considered going out in a (not too) sheer blouse without a bra just to see what would happen.

It's not meant to be a sheer exercise in masochism.