mere threat
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmereandthreat
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mere
adjective[before noun]
uk/mɪər/us/mɪr/
used to emphasize that something is not large ...
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threat
noun[C]
uk/θret/us/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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(Definition ofmereandthreatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Usually, themerethreatof industrial action on the part of doctors is sufficient to resolve the situation.
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This is a simplistic introduction to a notion which is much more refined than amerethreator deterrent.
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Themerethreatof reputational costs seems unlikely therefore to secure the intended changes in the immediate future.
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Themerethreatwill be an adequate deterrent.
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I believe that themerethreatwould be enough.
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Indeed, themerethreatof labor pressure may induce expectations of policy instability and failure, erode investor confidence, and thereby reduce performance.
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Themerethreatof a compulsory purchase order does not give that protection.
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Infringement (or even amerethreatof infringement) of their dictates would result in heavy penalties.
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Themerethreatof the use of a power of direction has been sufficient.
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Themerethreatof this legislation was enough to send them to other districts.
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It is believed that themerethreatof the-exercise of this power will be sufficient to prevent danger arising.
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Themerethreatof a filibuster would soon be removed by the suspension of the 10 o'clock rule.
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All these may be cumulative threats, but intimidation much more serious, subtle and unpleasant than themerethreatof having your neck broken.
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He had great difficulty in selling his house because there was themerethreatof the possibility of an airport being built in the vicinity.
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However,merethreatof the loss of a union card of itself with nothing more would not be a criminal offence.
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In many cases themerethreatof a breach of the resolution is enough to make employers desist from undercutting wages.
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Themerethreatof his anger is enough to ensure that.
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Themerethreatof such a referendum from a meeting of parents would probably deter the council from making such a foolish and dangerous decision again.
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If the parties are unable to resolve their difficulties amicably, themerethreatof court action will cause the relevant person to consider his position very carefully indeed.
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Secondly, themerethreatof action by a local authority will often stop a producer of a noisy noise, who may never have thought of it.
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Themerethreatof a detector van seems to be extremely efficacious, apart from the good done by the sweep through the town by the detector van.
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Those settlements indicate to me that if a year ago we had had in the background a prices and incomes policy itsmerethreatmight have prevented its implementation.
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Successful farming is essentially a long-term process, and themerethreatof opencast mining in this area must have a sad psychological effect upon farmers planning for forward food production.
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At the professional level, often themerethreatof material loss (i.e., an anticipated tactic) induces the opponent to pursue an alternative line.
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In many cases, themerethreatof a facultative referendum or of an initiative is enough to make the parliament adjust a law.
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