But the mere prospect of such a transition usually postpones some important political decisions and freezes some economic activity, pending the resolution of the accompanying uncertainty.

A mere stomachache

A mere formality.

That's mere theory.

What a nauseating prospect.

As a mere figment, as a mere ghost existing in your wife's mind...

I have a good prospect

Body of.... What a prospect.

I'm a mere tourist.

Creation by mere thought.

A mere 300 men.

They also designed Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

Why doesn't that prospect concern you?

Fair prospect and a good offer.

The prospect is black for you.

But this is mere suggestion.

Its mere presence incites violence.

This is no mere prediction.

This was no mere gesture.

Such allegations are mere falsifications.

This is no mere whim.

The dressings are mere paper.

Those are mere words, Abishag.

This is no mere rosy scenario.

For this, mere correlation is sufficient.

That is no mere management question.

Nothing to it. Mere professional claptrap.

It's a mere scrap of paper.

Of what use is mere beauty?

Mere errand boys, carrying concealed weapons.

Their motivating fear is the prospect of inflation.

However, this prospect is marred by other concerns.

That prospect was a long way from materializing.

No job, no money, no security, no prospect.

The best prospect had to be a coward.

You're not much of a prospect, Miss Clara.

It is more than a mere concern.

This time, it wasn't a mere conference.

You can't convict me on mere suspicion.

Not surprisingly, that prospect offers scant comfort to China.

They are not terrified of the prospect of intervention.

The new Chechen authorities seem to welcome this prospect.

That prospect holds both great opportunity and serious risks.

That prospect has already sparked renewed financial market volatility.

But there seems little prospect for a European revival.