Sentence examples similar to are merely reasonable from inspiring English sources

This week Gary Crittenden, Citi's chief financial officer, told analysts none too reassuringly that the latest valuation of CDOs was merely a "reasonable stab".

It could have ruled there was merely a "reasonable belief" Crane's charges were true, in which case no further action would have been required.

But like Oklahoma's, which merely states that an employer "may provide reasonable break time" and "may make a reasonable effort" to provide privacy, most are merely symbolic.

Toys are merely totems.

They are merely larval.

They are merely bonkers.

Others are merely banal.

Others are merely camp.

These are merely suggestions.

It is only reasonable.

He wasn't having a go at his mates in the team; he was merely articulating an entirely reasonable opinion here in Australia: with the talent and resources we have at our disposal, Australia really should have won a World T20 by now and that wrong ought to be rectified as soon as possible.