Evolutionary biologists do not say merely that intelligent design is wrong, but also that there is no science there.
But Epicurus did not say merely that death need not be harmful; he claimed that death was never harmful; on his criterion, this means that death never causes the subject to suffer.
When I. B. Singer, in his Nobel address, declared that the novelist's first responsibility is to be a storyteller, he didn't say "mere storyteller," and Schulz didn't say "merely make people laugh".
We don't say merely that Simmias is taller; we say that he is taller than Socrates, or Theaetetus, or the average man.
Note that this does not say any "religious duty," but merely any duty at all.
What those memories are, she does not say, even when pressed, merely commenting that she was placed in a "very black hole".
Hernandez's decision does not say that bloggers are not journalists, it merely says that Crystal Cox is no journalist.
When Mr. Dold is asked if he thinks Roe v. Wade should be overturned, he doesn't say no, merely, "I just don't think that's realistic at this time".
Do not say you merely follow the logic of laws as you sentence me, and do not forget those sacred rights afforded all by law.
"What's this? 'Bring hammer parts to Amy's house, they will look nice in her display case.' It doesn't say what contextual purpose they serve, merely that they'll look nice.
And it's worth noting that he did not say the iPhone was overpriced, merely too expensive.
