Sentence examples for he merely received from inspiring English sources

Although Rod Stewart is reported to have securitised his royalties, that is only half true; he merely received a $15m loan secured against future royalties.

He'd merely received the ball from a short free-kick from Ossie Ardiles, and the players before him had been part of the Belgian wall, hence their proximity to one another.

The prosecutions of two women of color drew accusations of racism when a white justice of the peace merely received probation after being convicted of turning in forged signatures on the petitions he needed to run for re-election this year.

These ideas, which he called "Fundamental Ideas," are "supplied by the mind itself"—they are not (as Mill and Herschel protested) merely received from our observations of the world.

The third had merely received an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty.

And some drugs that won approval in Europe have merely received "approvable" letters from the F.D.A., meaning they will not be allowed on the market without more information.

It's a moot point whether this in itself was bad, as Franklin merely received his worth in a free-market economy.

Admittedly, the Nigerian flung out an arm during their tussle but it made contact at chest rather than chin level and Anichebe merely received a talking-to.

But the New York Police Department concluded that both women had merely received scrapes while fleeing the shooting, and did not count them as crime victims.

The language of the New York statute quoted above makes clear that extortion could be committed by one who merely received an unauthorized payment.

Expect that the side who experienced the rare event firsthand will find it less compelling than the side who merely received a description of the event.