Sentence examples for is merely given from inspiring English sources

She is not kept alive through extraordinary medical means; she is merely given food and water that she cannot swallow on her own.

At a hearing before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday afternoon, deputy attorney general James Cole testified that every 30 days, the Fisa court is merely given an "aggregate number" of database searches on US domestic phone records.

An employee repeatedly makes homophobic, racist, or sexist remarks to their colleagues, but the company has deemed the individual critical to the functioning of the sales team, and so is merely given a warning.

Maybe Mr. Nicholls is merely giving complacent rock 'n' roll fans exactly what they deserve, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't return the favor.

These are not buses in the conventional sense: the postie is merely giving people a lift in his or her vehicle – often just a car – while doing the daily pick up and drop at remote post offices.

Moreover, he said, since the board is merely giving unit owners the option of connecting to the new gas service, rather than requiring them to do so, it would be well within the board's authority to make that option available without getting the approval of the unit owners.

With demand like that, it's no surprise that Apple is merely giving a "1-2 westimateimate for shipments.

Given the president's long history of support for the military, they claim -- rightfully so, I believe -- that he is merely giving lip service to international benefactors.

Instead, the cabinet was merely given oral reports.

Other monkeys were merely given a sham shot.

African tribes were merely given a choice of who would rob them.