Often these cases have gone beyond mere allegations of fraud, deception and poor service to accusations of injury and even death from chemical misuse.

The trouble is we are not talking about mere allegations.

They have been asking us to change the government on the basis of mere allegations.

Outing A mere allegation or statement by another that a service member is a homosexual is not grounds for official action.

The validity of the charges "ranged from solid to mere allegations," Mr. Liden said.

"To step down in the face of mere allegations sends the wrong signal," he said.

The mere allegation of Catholicism was often enough to end a person's public career.

'Fact-based' means deciding to trust in evidence and not mere allegations, rumours and prejudices.

We should not act on the basis of mere allegations, rumours or various interest lobby groups.

"All their statements have been mere allegations, unsupported by evidence."