The phrase "at merely" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is not typically used in standard English, and its intended context is unclear.
Example: "He was at merely a beginner level in the course."
Alternatives: "only at" or "just at".
AND the white mobs did not stop at merely murdering their victims.
Christopher Hohn, managing partner of TCI, is not satisfied at merely thwarting the bid for the LSE.
The low local supply at merely 2.84 m2/person is tied down by outdated planning standards and policies which have remained unchanged for eight decades.
In recent years, commercial publishers have positioned themselves to transition traditional print journals and monographs to e-publishing platforms aimed at merely replicating the print experience.
One study found that efforts at merely getting a money-losing retailer back to profitability succeed only thirty per cent of the time.
They make a fine duo, for Mr. Johnson, like Mr. Haefliger, is an imaginative accompanist unwilling to stop at merely supporting the singer.
India's software innovators were once sniffed at as merely low-cost offshoring and back-office operations.
The articles just mentioned demonstrate why their headlines are, at worst, merely relevant" and, at best, "urgent".
At best, they look expectant; at worst, merely neglected.
He is better, after all, at portraying gods or monsters than at being merely mortal.
At times, this political orneriness is bracing, at others merely perverse.
