Nor were they mere displays of ingenuity.

The concerto is in no way a mere pyrotechnic display for the soloist.

The mere display of American backing for a plan to oust them would be enough to cow their paid liegemen.

Thompson also found the mon- ument to be more than a mere display.

At the lake it had come in the full force of its power, willing to terrify by its mere display of strength.

"Vespers" will need to be always carefully rehearsed if it is not to become a mere display of agility.

Economic models are not necessarily mere display but can clarify thought, and, like other scientific advances, they can be more useful than common sense.

Take an unconventional line, by all means, but avoid mere displays of cleverness.

However, This could not be revealed by mere display of skill, and must be an expression of the artist's whole moral outlook.

Whately was a devout Christian, but opposed to mere outward displays of faith.