mere suggestion

collocation in English

meaningsofmereandsuggestion

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mere
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mɪər/us
/mɪr/
used to emphasize that something is not large ...
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suggestion
noun[C or U]
uk
/səˈdʒes.tʃən/us
/səˈdʒes.tʃən/
an idea, plan, or action that is suggested or the act of ...
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(Definition ofmereandsuggestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmere suggestion

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Ameresuggestionthat optimization theory can be given an evolutionary grounding is not enough; it must be proven that optimal behavior actually arises from an evolutionary process.
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I must confess that themeresuggestioncame us a great shock to me.
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I throw that out as ameresuggestion.
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I do not know why these objections and protests should be raised at themeresuggestionof introducing proportional representation into the elections next year.
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It is, therefore, a grave matter, and themeresuggestionof it was enough to set alarm bells ringing throughout the whole industry.
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This is not meant as "blackmail"or as a"veiled menace"; it is ameresuggestion.
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Themeresuggestionthat we need legislation, created mainly by men, to protect them is patently ludicrous.
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In that respect there are certainly implications beyondmeresuggestion.
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That is ameresuggestionon my part.
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Themeresuggestionof consultation at this stage would allay a great deal of anxiety.
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Themeresuggestionof it creates at once an attitude of abhorrence and revulsion which tends to colour judgment and sometimes produces hysterical reactions.
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Thismeresuggestionsets up an alarming picture of rent officers with very different standards in mind as to rents they would regard as fair and reasonable.
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But that is ameresuggestion.
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Meresuggestionby the police appears to be accepted without question, and some magistrates do not seem to appreciate the importance of granting bail to the accused.
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At the time, however, themeresuggestionof male nudity was not only frowned upon, but also illegal.
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This work, published anonymously (the author modestly limiting himself to ameresuggestionof his name), is unique of its kind.
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The amendment rendered unambiguous what had previously been at most ameresuggestionor implication.
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He felt as though his work was being seen as ameresuggestion.
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But at themeresuggestion, he began composing original songs and lyrics, which he taught to the aforementioned vocal group and which they began to perform publicly.
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