Previously such actions were regarded as mere violations of privacy.
Traditional structures and interests in society are regarded as mere impediments, with no useful function.
But with our modern ways they are increasingly regarded as mere relics," says Jiyid Ould Abdi, the head of Mauritania's Scientific Research Institute.
Because such customs and beliefs may be regarded as mere superstitions, the word survival usually has a slightly derogatory overtone.
It could be regarded as mere coincidence that United Passions' cinematic own goal at the US box office arrives alongside Jurassic World's triumph.
In Britain, such people would be regarded as mere criminals, their gun-slinging career not without glamour but their political ideas of no possible interest.
The spectacle in court implied that vile abuse, not necessarily racist, was regarded as mere banter between professional players in their public domain.
Dig in and weigh in: The realities of poverty, anxiety, environmental degradation, and unhappiness in the midst of great plenty should not be regarded as mere curiosities.
Hawkins proposed to treat designers, who had hitherto been regarded as mere engineers, as artists, and to design sexy packaging that would evoke album covers, with the names of the creators emblazoned on the front.
For years, local elections in this village 45 miles north of New York City were regarded as mere formalities, since no one dared to oppose the leadership's hand-picked slate, Professor Helmreich said.
