Sentence examples similar to Was merely wanting from inspiring English sources

He added that those in the construction industry were not approaching this spending round with the "begging bowl out", but they were merely wanting work.

What is needed and what is merely wanted?

Maybe that's what the worst kind of internationalism is – nations merely wanting to import cliches about other nations.

On the 18th, Clarke's drive has found the fairway, but Love's has been merely found wanting.

But it was merely one battle; Trump wanted a war, and the issue was too divisive for the league to tolerate for long.

Mr. Pecker said the initial public offering, which would have brought in the kind of money that would allow the company to buy almost any property it wanted, was merely being deferred.

Allianz's line is that Mr Schulte-Noelle, who is 60, merely wants to head off damaging speculation over his successor: Allianz bosses' contracts must be renewed yearly after that age.

You don't want to be merely "good," however, you want to be "cool".

If this were merely because people wanted to hold more money, it would not matter for prices.

Gingrich predicts he'll do well, but he hedges, saying that the states are merely states he "wants to win".

Reasons for non-participation in the SCID were merely that people wanted to rest or that it was not possible to conduct the interview because of organisational problems, such as the patient being absent because of diagnostics or treatment.