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Meanings of mere matter in English

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Usage of mere matter in English
1
As a mere matter of social comedy, the thing is worth noticing.
A Miscellany of Men
2
Quite so; a mere matter of dollars and cents, you may say.
A Fool for Love
3
The rest of his deed would be a mere matter of detail.
The Young Trailers: A Story of Early Kentucky
4
But much deeper things are involved than the mere matter of time.
All Things Considered
5
After that, it is a mere matter of choice and labour and-determination
The Man Thou Gavest
6
But war has never been a mere matter of men and guns.
State of the Union Addresses
7
Going out with Lady Conway was mere matter of duty and submission.
Dynevor Terrace; Or, The Clue of Life — Volume 1
8
Why flight thither would have been safe is mere matter of conjecture.
The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory
9
Will you turn away a disciple for a mere matter of dress?
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
10
A doctor's opinion had been to him a mere matter of guineas.
Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life
11
A mere matter of news. Suppose I use them in the same sense:
The Blind Spot
12
Drunkenness is not a mere matter of intoxicating liquors; it goes deeper-fardeeper.
Adventures in Friendship
13
The hoisting of the sail was a mere matter of form.
The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
14
That was love; whereas-Butthen maternal love was a mere matter of course.
New Grub Street
15
The service of God is not a mere matter of ceremonies.
Philosopher Jack
16
The reality was a mere matter of a few hours now.
I Will Repay
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Mere matter through the time
Mere matter across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common