Sentence examples for is simply testing from inspiring English sources

The transport secretary insisted later that he is simply "testing the way we do things," which, if true, would justify a more cautious response.

As someone who is simply testing the waters, he is expected to abide by certain rules, including a prohibition on advertising.

For Mr. Putin, the politics of the talks are complex, and one of the outstanding questions is whether he is really willing to give up the ABM treaty or whether he is simply testing Mr. Bush's bottom line.

For now, however, the company is simply testing the international telephony waters.

For now, the astronauts are simply testing the hardware rather than creating wholesome space salads.

She's simply testing Thomas's "maleness" — that is, his desire to be counted on, to be admired, to be "Daddy".

He had no instructions from the alleged pirates as to their defence to the charges and was simply testing the prosecution case".

As for her aged father, a former senator loyal to Trujillo, he never understood the reasons for his Kafkaesque fall from grace, never understood whether the mercurial dictator was simply testing his loyalty -- as he did so routinely with those closest to him -- or whether there had been some unthinking lapse of devotion on his part.

Since we are simply testing the sensitivity of the model to a change in some parameter values, we discretionarily assume Δρ=0.02.

Some people thought this was a fluke, that people were simply testing out the device and browsing as sort of a novelty.

It's possible these young shit-starters are simply testing out a new formula for music industry stardom.