All these ultimate, perfect, unique concepts to describe mere politics.

After all, in my position I can hardly allow myself to be swayed by mere national politics.

The criticism cannot be dismissed as mere politics, European and American officials say.

He had too much work to do - challenges on a scale grander than mere local politics.

The reason for all the pressure put on children to succeed in school is more a cultural phenomenon rather than mere politics in the system.

"Of an art considerably higher than mere politics."

The distinction between dual unionism and mere internal politics is often not clear.

But there were plenty of other worries besides mere politics.

Rather than being bogged down in mere politics, let us look to the bigger picture.

Didn't "right" and "wrong" have to depend on something more solid than mere politics?