Yet these automobile accidents were not news stories - they are a mere number.

But its size did not come from mere numbers of beds.

But his total value can't be quantified by mere numbers on paper.

However, the extraordinary nature of the work should not be reduced to mere numbers.

But perhaps the game had changed from mere numbers, Harry thought.

But Moscow's transformation goes beyond the mere number of structures.

Superiority, he reminded himself, was not an item of mere numbers.

England's situation was not quite as desperate as mere numbers made it seem.

What is important here is not only the mere numbers but the positions these people fill.

The best left first; the loss of knowledge and experience was greater than mere numbers.