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词汇 example_english_mere-possession
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mere possession

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meanings of mereand possession


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mere
adjective[before noun]
uk /mɪər/ us /mɪr/
used to emphasize that something is not large ...
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possession
noun
uk /pəˈzeʃ.ən/ us /pəˈzeʃ.ən/
the fact that you have or ...
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Examples of mere possession


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But merepossession without a credible threat of releasing the agents will not provide the feelings of power or security.
Merepossession without any threat of release is a purely hypothetical use among humans, given our experience of them.
The word control is used deliberately: from many points of view the control of wealth is more important than its merepossession.
In the case he cited there would be much more than the merepossession of documents.
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In future are we to be at liberty to say that the merepossession of a thing is not sufficient justification for its retention?
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For the first time, the merepossession of obscene matter is an offence.
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In principle, however, to emphasise the difference between merepossession and trafficking is right.
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I submit that the merepossession of that outfit will tend to lessen his powers of resistance.
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The merepossession of a degree does not distinguish a man from his fellows.
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Merepossession in a public place is no offence.
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The merepossession of a licence is not a guarantee of good behaviour or reliable conduct.
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It creates an offence out of the merepossession of forged instruments and/or implements and materials for making them.
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Is it still a fact that the merepossession of certain literature unaccompanied by any overt act may be an offence?
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It is not enough that there should be merepossession of goods.
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Merepossession will, in the circumstances defined, be sufficient to result in a criminal conviction.
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That is fairer as it is linked with ability to pay far more than merepossession of a house is.
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As a matter of fact, the merepossession of land is not capable of being defined as a minus value at all.
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In another way also—and this is my fourth point—the merepossession of arms is not enough.
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I cannot see any case where the merepossession of a document, however suspicious, would be conclusive.
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In the first place, the merepossession of these docu- merits would be an offence.
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