Sentence examples for the mere display from inspiring English sources

The mere display of American backing for a plan to oust them would be enough to cow their paid liegemen.

Marx knew it could not be won second-hand, by the mere display of other men's flowers.

In her life and beyond, the mere display of Miss Pastrana's body served both as public spectacle and the receptacle of each generation's fears, expectations and controversies.

Even something as straightforward as buying a new television — a mere display, the ads wink — spawns a salivating beast of Ethernet, HDMI and surround-sound tentacles.

Dabney also danced faultlessly, yet without the otherworldly lightness that should take the second act beyond a mere display of technique.

No mere display technique, the mingling of media is a sea change in ideas about the place of photography in the history of modern art.

And even in the wildest moments of the fiendishly difficult "Alborado del Gracioso" Mr. Thibaudet never indulged in mere display.

"Au Revoir Parapluie" is no mere display of arts-and-crafts ingenuity.

The California roots of the Internet craze, with its puritanical-utopian communitarian longings, have had a softening, even frowning, effect on mere display.

Like all the great performers of his era, Liszt wrote many pieces designed to show off his digital skills, but as his career progressed it became clear that his compositional talent went far beyond mere display.

From determining which pieces will maintain value over time to tackling the mere logistics of display and maintenance within your home, you'll have some decisions to make.