Within a few days, the war began and his disappearance, while regretful, became a mere historical footnote.

On the other hand, the studies swat away a central Palestinian demand with a mere footnote.

But he's a mere footnote, if that, in one academic musical theater tome after another.

But Roberts has been much more than a mere footnote.

Verdi, I am happy to report, reduced his competitors to mere footnotes.

I admit the inevitability of my death; the details are mere footnotes.

Believe me, it's a mere footnote compared to what else we have in store for you this morning.

It is no longer a mere footnote to the men's game.

They are so committed to live performances that their albums have often been mere footnotes.

Some of the names left unprotected yesterday are mere historical footnotes.