Example sentences of "this [be] merely " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have watched Eastern Europe grapple for freedom and the liberty that we enjoy , yet I have watched the House of Commons talk solemnly as if this were merely a question of a pile of money at one end of a table or the issuing of financial instruments . |
| 2 | We have watched eastern Europe grapple for freedom and the liberty that we enjoy , yet I have heard the House of Commons talk solemnly as if this were merely a question of a pile of money at one end of a table or the issuing of financial intruments . |
| 3 | This being merely a matter of report , there is no motion . |
| 4 | To assert this is merely to reiterate a point that should be obvious : that science , however sophisticated its instrumentation , can not generate observations that somehow enable us to look at the relationship between experience and the world as it were from outside of experience . |
| 5 | At27/129 , we hear of ‘ the earthquake in Messina ’ ( 28 December 1908 ) , but this is merely incidental to the vast blague perpetrated by Romains , Vildrac , and others in Paris — to be nostalgically remembered years later in the Pisan Canto 80 ( see Richard Sieburth in Paideuma 2 , p.280 ) . |
| 6 | I suggest — this is merely an illustrative explanation — that we are here dealing with a cyclical phenomenon . |
| 7 | People are sensible to ignore these fruitless attempts at philosophy and ‘ content themselves with daily experience ’ and common sense , even if this is merely ‘ feeding upon acorns ’ . |
| 8 | It is true that sometimes he does attack innate ideas ; but this is merely an indirect strategy . |
| 9 | This is merely a subjective attempt to externalise your own feelings . |
| 10 | This is merely routine arrogance , but it obscures from them the fact that they could impress everyone a lot more if they could do a better job — and with a bit of help they could . |
| 11 | Some mixtures of garam masala available commercially include cumin and coriander , but this is merely a cynical way to reduce the cost . |
| 12 | This is merely a random selection to demonstrate the encyclopaedic nature of the work . |
| 13 | This is merely an outline of a possible procedure . |
| 14 | Some may argue that this is merely abdication of responsibility ! — I prefer to consider that LM system is more sophisticated in removing any need for the practitioner to make such a judgement . |
| 15 | The conclusion to be drawn from one theory is that attempts to restructure the welfare state helped to generate forms of ‘ territorial ’ resistance ( Rhodes ) , while from the other , this is merely the latest in a continuing series of attempts by UK central governments to overcome and control the differentiated demands of a series of local governments with their own local bases of political support ( Duncan and Goodwin ) . |
| 16 | This is merely an extension of the pair . |
| 17 | But it should be remembered that this is merely an early indication growth . |
| 18 | And do n't think this is merely London 's problem . |
| 19 | Some say this is merely cartoon aggression but some susceptible kiddies could believe that it 's okay to copy such actions because they have no serious effect when Macaulay does them . |
| 20 | This is merely a variant of our friend the stress concentration which governs so much of engineering and materials science . |
| 21 | From the evidence presented above — and this is merely illustrative of the evidence available — it should be clear that corporate crime ought to be a prioritized concern because it is the more serious . |
| 22 | This is merely unpleasant , and serves no useful purpose . |
| 23 | This is merely likely to reinforce this response to travelling Instead , stop the car at a suitable spot and walk away out of sight for a few minutes . |
| 24 | Do n't leave them until they are so developed and tough that they will not easily pull away and have to be cut ; this is merely pruning and you will thereby ensure that several adventitious shoots will grow to replace the one being removed . |
| 25 | Although the examiner appointed by the court may submit a report which accompanies the deposition , this is merely intended to give him the opportunity of recording facts , including incidents during the examination ( for example , that the witnesses fainted or rose up and tried to assault cross-examining counsel ) ; the examiner can not indicate his opinion as to the credibility of the witness or his own impressions of the witness 's demeanour . |
| 26 | Perhaps this is merely to say that the pluralist has a theory of language , whereas the monist does not . |
| 27 | Whilst it may be argued that this is merely an illustration of the duty owed under the OLA 1957 , it may also be said that this exists as a form of liability under the tort of negligence but outside the scope of the 1957 Act . |
| 28 | Apart from the objection of principle that this is merely state capitalism I shall consider three further points . |
| 29 | Though that Act makes the partnership a corporation , [ it is said ] … that this is merely for the purpose of carrying on the business mentioned in it , and that it can only sue in respect of matters necessarily incident to that purpose . |
| 30 | In a sense this is merely one aspect of the application of the test that the welfare of the child is the paramount consideration . |