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The phrase "a problem of merely" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an issue that is perceived as simple or trivial in nature.
Example: "This is not just a problem of merely adjusting the settings; it requires a complete overhaul of the system."
Alternatives: "a matter of simply" or "an issue of just".
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Gentleman of his capacities finds the sales of bonds to plutocrats a problem of merely atomic proportions.
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The spread of fake news is not merely a problem of bots, but part of a larger problem of whether or not people exercise critical thinking and information-literacy skills.
"Sexual abuse is not just a problem of one country, and not merely of one professional group, like priests," he said.
But when the women met yesterday there was no bitterness, merely a problem of etiquette.
Who's dropping them?" This selective navete is not merely a problem of style.
Rendition is justifiable because it interdicts terrorists, and terrorism is not merely a problem of law enforcement.
Willie Stewart, the neuropathologist who examined Astle and likened what he found to the brain of an old boxer, calls it a "lazy characterisation" to think of it as merely a problem of the past.
But the debate flares about whether this is merely "a problem of emphasis and degree, not absolute falsity," as Bazelon argues, or whether it makes the film "borderline fascistic," as the New York magazine film critic David Edelstein referred to the "unholy masterwork".
Exclusion is merely a problem of technology, not of logic.
This underlines the view that corruption is not merely a problem of the developing world.
That's not merely a problem of ethics or integrity; it's a practical problem too.
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