But does assassination actually advance U.S. interests (or does it merely recruit replacements for the terrorists it liquidates)?
And when, on the other hand, does it merely provide a platform for agency self-congratulation? Do not look to the Goldman settlement for guidance.
He had done it merely to do something nice for her.
Peer reviewers who do not engage with the manuscript and do it merely to say they review for a particular journal is equally as harmful as an author who fails to provide full details in how the study was carried out.
We do it not merely for the achievement of numerical goals in 2015, but for the betterment of future generations.
Strangeways is closer to Cregan's home and family in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, which may explain why he wants the change of scenery, but local MP Jonathan Reynolds suspects he is merely doing it for the attention, saying, "He is clearly proud of the reputation he has gained, and this is now one of the few ways he has of getting the attention that he craves".
There are the (in some cases overwhelmingly) excited book fans, those with their serious doubts and others who reckon Lee is merely doing it for a cheeky "cash-in".
None of these were reasons not to do it, however - merely explanations for why "normal procedures for project approval, funding, and accounting were waived".
But somehow it seems doubtful that merely bigger pictures will do it for them.
'From the evidence it appears that defendant admits using complainants' book, but insists that it did so merely for the purpose of comparison and for information as to names, but that in every case it, at great cost, procured original and independent information as to the rating and other facts contained in defendants' book.
If the approach worked it did so merely for a limited time.
