Majesty is not a mere matter of a hand or two over the eight.
But his survival is not a mere matter of chance.
But this time the papers were a mere matter of form.
But there have been two, possibly three attempts made against her in a mere matter of days.
He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
But much deeper things are involved than the mere matter of time.
Mind, in this case, was very definitely over the mere matter of body.
He wasn't concerned over a mere matter like Ted's life.
It is not that the women care for this as a mere matter of apparel.
The reality was a mere matter of a few hours now.