Sentences with phrase «by mere»

That rose by a mere $ 79 (4.6 per cent) over the course of the next decade, with the average carrying cost hitting $ 1,777 in 1990.

But what the splendor of experience is found in one's own house can't be explained by mere words.

This does not mean that credit or income requirements will be overlooked by the mere fact of applying for a secured bad credit loan instead of an unsecured loan.

It's a fraction thicker, by a mere 1.3 mm, and a hair shorter but they both sport the same 6in E Ink pearl screen.

A library that's buying a book from a little known author is not going to be deterred by a mere technicality and the average reader doesn't care.

Rejected by a mere knight, Elena is only too happy to escape her rustic surroundings and the guidance of her beloved godmother, Lady Melanthe, for the bright lights of the courts of London and Prague.

In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm done by the mere belief; it may be true after all, or I may never have occasion to exhibit it in outward acts.

I want Kobo to make a new ereader that takes the existing (and frankly, already as perfect as can be managed by mere mortals) tiny slim and light flush - screen - and - bezel chassis of the 6 inch Aura combined with the super awesome 300ppi screen from the Glo HD.

And better than Mrs. Halloran, whose face is white and puffy in a way that can not be explained by mere grieving.

Testing began with the 6.4 - liter Hemi engine from the 2014 Dodge Challenger SRT8 with a focus on destroying the limitations for horsepower, previously realized by mere mortals.

An ingenious new Mazda technology called G - Vectoring Control emulates race - car driver weight - transfer techniques to make road - going cars driven by mere mortals handle better and make passengers feel more comfortable.

Gavin is a previous winner at Mosport, having first scaled the top step of the podium in 2011 before achieving a landmark 40th American Le Mans Series (ALMS) victory alongside current co-driver Milner in 2013; the race was defined by a fraught fight that saw the Corvette squad edge a Dodge Viper rival to top honours by a mere two tenths of a second in a spectacular photo finish.

The two factory Panozes would finish out the season without another victory, but their achievements allowed Panoz to take the LMP teams championship by a mere two points over BMW.

Audi India pipped Mercedes - Benz India to the top selling luxury brand post by a mere 79 units.

Nissan Altima 2.5 SL The new 2018 Altima comes in at the second lowest price in my top 5 by a mere 100 hundred dollars.

«If you can improve fuel economy by a mere 20 to 30 percent, that accounts for a lot of miles per gallon on a vehicle that only gets 20 mpg.»

After that, the Hellcat nips the E63 by mere tenths all the way up to 170 mph.

Bigger Mitsubishi turbochargers blowing 1.4 bar instead of 0.9 bar don't raise power by a mere 21bhp like the old Supersports, but by more than three times that amount, from the 637bhp of the current Speed to a nice, round 700bhp.

The factory Buick team did better, at 134.9977 mph, placing them 2nd to a Corvette that beat them to the line by a mere 0.3064 sec.

«These cars weren't built by God,» explained Bob Wallace, «but by mere kids like us.»

But I also know those with garage queens, which are appreciated by mere observation - that's their way of participating in the art.

Both cars did manage to improve on their official acceleration figures but the more powerful Mercedes managed to beat the Audi from 0 - 60mph by a mere 0.2 sec.

Sadly, «By the mere existence of his stomach everyone is condemned to participate in that chase» so I was thinking of living in a car.

Impressions from the passenger seat are all well and good but the Insignia feels exceptionally planted as it makes light work of the dips, crests and kerbs, but how will it feel out on the road when driven by a mere mortal not an N24 - winning driver?

Low - income minority families accept the facade that all schools in the system are good or worth the choice and that the same choices are available to all families by the mere ranking of preferences.

If we don't value ourselves as dedicated, committed, well - educated professionals with deep subject matter expertise and rich pedagogical abilities and understandings, then why be surprised when the reformers suggest that veteran teachers can be replaced with uncertified, unqualified Teach for America recruits bolstered by a mere 5 week summer boot camp's worth of «training»?

Just 49 percent of high seniors from college - educated homes read at proficient and advanced levels, according to the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress, a mere three percentage points higher than in 2002; average scale scores for seniors from college - educated homes increased by a mere three points within the past 11 years.

The percentage of Carmel - Clay middle - class fourth - graders passing both parts of ISTEP + increased by a mere 2.4 percent, while Hamilton Southeastern experienced a 4.4 percent increase; the percentage of Westfield - Washington fourth - graders from the middle class passing ISTEP + increased by 5.3 percent.

In fact, this test endeavors to provide parents and educators with a predictive measure of an individual student's college and career readiness by mere achievement of educational standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The election of Barack Obama to the Presidency sent a shock wave through many white Americans that manifested in opposition to him far beyond what can be explained by mere partisan politics.

If the Education Savings Account (ESA) program proposed in Senate Bill 193 becomes law, school district operating budgets can be expected to decline on average by a mere 0.14 percent in the program's first year, leaving districts with 99.86 percent of their operating budgets intact, based on the performance of school choice programs in other states.

Sorting «exemplary» students from the merely «commendable» — the former designated by blue folders, the latter by mere manila — in such a setting is no easy task.

By the mere nature of arriving late and missing school hours, students receive fewer hours of instruction than students who are in class when the bell sounds.

I wish Stoller had been more willing to simply throw us full bore into the train wreck that is Aldous's life — you know, like This Is Spinal Tap did with its horrifying rock star idiots we couldn't look away from — but I'm struck with a terrible certainty that Greek believes that it needs to spell out, in no uncertain terms, a cautionary tale about how the «glamorous life» ain't so glamorous and «ordinary life» as lived by us mere mortals is far better.

Del Toro and Vanessa Taylor's script seems light on motivation in this regard until you see the character himself is emptily driven by mere wariness of difference.

It's called innocence, or erotic authenticity, or something that can't be achieved by a mere combination of Olympian genetics, plastic surgery, and breast implants.

Helen is a likeable character and it is interesting how one's life can dramatically change by the mere fact of missing a train.

As it is, Reitman has given us a witty, elegant movie that is nonetheless, like its protagonist, somewhat aloof from the vicissitudes experienced by mere mortals.

And so the movie goes, with each character — even the small ones — confronting an unexpected rush of emotion and desire brought on by the mere presence of a captive male in their midst.

This Shapes up to be a Battle of the Ages — an Unforgettable match — and Justice for the Birds, who lost by a mere Three points to the New England Patriots in 2005.

And yet, its stars are such pros, they're so enormously charismatic and have such lovely chemistry with each other, it's hard not to be charmed by their mere presence on screen.

In fact, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition — currently at # 6 — was the only game in the top ten to see an increase in sales, and even then it was only by a mere 2 %.

Those in awe or enthralled by the mere spectacle of Mars and its arid, red hills may be transfixed at the visual accomplishments.

letting the play press the right button combination by mere

Never have I watched a movie and been this turned off by the mere thought of it.

letting the play press the right button combination by mere happenstance to get a tip... Do you even understand tutorials at all?

Before Expats Dating existed, encounters happened by mere chance; in bars, clubs, cafes, restaurants or shopping malls.

eHarmony is a premium online dating platform that was founded by Dr. Neil Clark Warren in 1997 out of his believe that there was a better way of finding love and establishing relationship than by mere luck and coincidence.

In the case of, Friends Date Network, since our sites are free by the mere fact that you do not have to input any financial dating, our services truly are safer.

By their mere existence they also encourage infidelity.