The quantities are vague, the method a mere suggestion, relying on the cook's instinct.

The mere suggestion has long been his motivational oxygen.

But he was scandalised by the mere suggestion of stopping play.

Of course, we could all pull measured faces and roll our eyes at the mere suggestion that such generalisations could bear any weight at all, but, of course, they do.

The mere suggestion of the need to forgive can cause some to wince because the injury done to them has left a wound that has not healed.