Example sentences of "it is merely a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is merely a case of conditioning and adaptability . |
| 2 | It is merely a cat being a cat . |
| 3 | The ‘ rural method ’ entails no separate second fermentation ; it is merely a continuation of the first process , the wines being bottled before it terminates and thus allowing the first fermentation to continue in the bottle . |
| 4 | There is no particular method of structuring government which is logically compelling ; it is merely a matter of some methods being more efficient than others . |
| 5 | At half speed , guitar tones are mutated into bass frequencies and can become dull and difficult to hear ( the main problem with the Akai U4 ) but when dealing with a digital signal , it is merely a matter of mathematics to ‘ slow ’ a signal down . |
| 6 | It is merely a first step — but a very significant one , and one without which the hypnotherapist 's task would certainly be made far more difficult . |
| 7 | Until human beings take up roles in an enterprise , it is merely a collection of buildings and plant . |
| 8 | ‘ It is merely a password to freedom ! ’ |
| 9 | The exact time varies enormously ; some small girls are already devoted to their make-believe babies , while for others it is merely a charade they feel compelled to act out . |
| 10 | With this Phil Barlow capitulates and agrees that he has no objection to this appointment provided it is merely a monitoring job where no direct links are made with parents . |
| 11 | But it is merely a female red-breasted merganser searching for small fish in the shallows . |
| 12 | The planning of the buildings is very strange if it is merely a dwelling-house , since so much space is taken up with the two baths and the dining-room . |
| 13 | The supply of SDRs can be controlled in line with the demand for reserve assets , and the costs of provision are very low since it is merely a book-keeping transaction . |
| 14 | It is merely a protest against the status quo or , more precisely , against ‘ the others ’ who threaten the ethnically defined group . |
| 15 | It is merely a protest against the status quo . |
| 16 | The method is readily adapted , however , to cases where some weighting of errors is desirable : it is merely a case of premultiplying ( 2.5.4.2 ) by an appropriate diagonal matrix . |
| 17 | It is merely a statement about the desired results of the advertising , in terms of what the advertising is to communicate . |
| 18 | Indeed , many executives harbor misconceptions , believing it is merely a matter of adding extra engineering and design personnel or introducing the latest computer-aided design ( CAD ) technology . |
| 19 | By that age , 51% have been promoted out of clerical work and for them it is merely a stepping-stone to a higher status non-manual job . |
| 20 | It is merely a rough guide to the general sentencing levels that this court feels is appropriate , and allowance needs to be made for inconsistency on the part of the Court of Appeal itself ( Thomas , 1993 ) , plus the considerable ‘ latitude ’ which is normally allowed before it will interfere with a sentence passed by the Crown Court . |
| 21 | It is merely a contract between the creditor and the joint debtor which does not affect the liabilities of the other joint contractors or their rights of contribution or indemnity against their co-contractor . |
| 22 | It is merely a key which unlocks a door . |
| 23 | If it is directed to his particular case , the Home Secretary should disregard it at this stage unless it was evidence at the trial ; if directed to penal policy in general , it is merely a small part of his information as to public opinion . |
| 24 | This is not an unexpected finding : it is merely a reflection of the fact that the higher socio-economic groups have material and cultural circumstances similar to GPs , a fact which makes interaction between them easier and more meaningful . |
| 25 | It is merely a device or method to get you started . |
| 26 | It is merely a convenient name . |
| 27 | Whether pigeons use a magnetic compass is still controversial , but a magnetic map sense is altogether more speculative ; at present it is merely a theoretical suggestion . |
| 28 | He has a great advantage , for seldom need anything be done to alter its physical features : it is merely a question of dressing it with suitable plants . |
| 29 | In civil legislation , there is clearly room for fault to be penalised if it is merely a mistake . |
| 30 | ‘ I fear it is merely a lull . |