1.   As he was in the first game, Johnson was a mere spectator in the second game.

2.   But the Lakers will be mere spectators in this made-for-cable NBA production.

3.   They were no mere spectators.

4.   Watch two hockey players flail away at each other while all three officials on the ice become mere spectators.

5.   Brazilian goalkeeper Dida was a mere spectator in the second half as the Australians tried to cope with the Brazilian onslaught and prevent conceding more goals.

6.   He was a mere spectator Sunday, playing in the group behind Love and watching a comeback that must have looked familiar.

7.   Their lack of imagination resulted in the match being confined to midfield and both goalkeepers reduced to mere spectators.

8.   He said Asia had had the experience of being reduced to mere spectators when world trade talks were dominated by Europe and America previously.