Sentence examples for because it merely from inspiring English sources

Aereo argues it's exempt because it merely relays free signals.

A good thing that is, because it merely glanced the helmet.

Last week the Supreme Court ruled that a blood test developed by Prometheus Laboratories was not eligible for a patent because it merely reflected a law of nature.

Mr. Lewin argued that the provision was unobjectionable because it merely gave parents the option of asking that passports describe their children's birthplace as Israel.

Eugene F. Fama, a finance professor at the University of Chicago, said S.& P.'s move was "a nonevent in itself, because it merely reflected a view that was already well understood by the markets".

The court said that a judicial waiver was not a cure for this constitutional flaw because it merely imposed an additional procedural burden on young women who may be unable to communicate with their parents.

Not because the polls suggest she will trounce him in November, but rather because it is merely a figure of speech.

In Saudi Arabia, she relied on clandestine operators to speed the process in return for SR40,000 (about ₤7000) – but that didn't work, because it was merely an attempt to profit from her misery.

This copy of a telegram is undoubtedly the only one made, certainly the only one sent to Stanton, the Secretary of War, because it is merely a copy of another telegram sent by Gen'l Grant.

Indeed, the New York Times originally declined to review it because it was merely a 'regional' book.

But such a step at this late stage is unlikely, not least because it would merely prolong the present uncertainty.