| What is set up as a life and death struggle, a dying father at the mercy of experimental science, is left unresolved. |
| On a still and empty stage three men appear at the mercy of constant rebuffs. |
| I think human beings in the 21st century are at the mercy of so many things. |
| Even the excessive amount of time I am spending at the mercy of my employers is not enough to dampen my spirits. |
| Consumers were left at the mercy of the dishonest conduct in the finance sector. |
| You are at the mercy of Mother Nature and toil long, hard hours in the knowledge that you could earn more working in a supermarket. |