Despite the author's obvious enthusiasm for the period, this is no mere exercise in nostalgia.

But the result is no mere exercise in ego.

And, again, what we're prosecuting is the conduct, not the mere exercise of their first amendment rights.

The Liberal politics were too ardent to be mere intellectual exercise.

The problem is no mere academic exercise but a question of central importance to biology.

"Then imagine your situation is real, not a mere exercise in attempted understanding."

Of course, I have other reasons than mere exercise to elevate my pulse.

What we are doing now is a mere patching-up exercise.

Years have passed, yet the committee's report still remain mere academic exercises.

Without Congressional action, however, these efforts will be a mere exercise.