Forget the mere points or position in the table.
The words are mere point of departure for a majestic vocal narrative progression he's invented.
The victory was a big boost to Slovenia's chances of winning the group as it closed the gap on the Russians to a mere point.
As of 2011, Jean-Marie Le Pen's speeches had led to 18 convictions, five for repeating that the Holocaust was a mere "point of detail" of the second world war.
Let nobody say that the political wrestling ahead of the general election is mere point scoring or in some way irrelevant.
However, the lead was a mere point and Derby had one game in hand, Leeds and Liverpool two.
He broke twice, saved match point to level and dragged the wretched Nishikori into a tie‑break, where he thrashed him for the loss of a mere point.
Overcome Bolton Wanderers, a side who have roughed them up in the past, tonight and the leaders will be a mere point ahead.
Michael Schumacher, the series leader, finished eighth, scoring a mere point.
One regular panelist early on said the mere 10 point advance in the Dow in the first few minutes after the Fed's statement proved the Fed's actions were already a failure - CNBC did not have that fellow back on at the days close, up 200.
