Sentence examples for he only means from inspiring English sources

From this Albert concludes that the science of the human body might be subalternated to mathematics, after all, and when Aristotle says medicine is not subalternate to geometry, he only means that the whole of medicine is not subalternate to geometry in the way that the whole of optics is, say.

Next day they found out he only meant it to be a joke.

He told detectives he only meant to scare Kayla with the gun.

He exclaimed to those around him that he would not hurt them; he only meant to hurt himself.

(He later had to clarify that, too, saying he only meant she was anti-Israel, itself a baseless charge).

He later clarified his remarks to say he only meant in operations where there were civilian casualties.

Next day they found out he only meant it to be a joke.. View Article By Jelani Cobb By David Remnick By Seth Lind By Jia Tolentino.

Cook has since said it was simply an honest answer to a hard question, that he only meant he was taking the job one series at a time.

That seems a peculiar phrase, but when I quiz him about it, he says he only meant that he writes in public places.

When AL Rowse told Causley, "You're one of us," he said to me, "I hope he only meant a fellow Cornishman". He would have married, he said, if..

The Ukip MP has also clarified his suggestion that Farage "take a break", saying he only meant that his leader should go on holiday.