Yet, by their mere presence, they had changed the history of Earth.

You think all it takes is your mere presence, and the ways of people will change?

I was, after all, weighed down by your mere physical presence.

The figure's mere presence invited him to break all rules.

But their mere presence in a neighborhood is not enough to spread a disease, she said.

What had he done to them, by his mere presence?

The participation of women as a mere physical presence on the international political stage is not enough.

Somehow, some way, his mere presence would have made the difference.

The mere presence of us in the past might alter the future.

Perhaps my mere presence will keep him on his best behavior.