Sentence examples for it was merely stated from inspiring English sources

It was merely stated that "the incident is under investigation", although families do appear to have been told that friendly fire was suspected.

His books triggered outrage and controversy, particularly in Europe, but Ryckmans said, "I was merely stating common sense, evidence and common knowledge, [which] may have disturbed some fools here and there".

He was merely stating a fact — that even if the government is shut down, it won't stop the funding of Obamacare".

He was merely stating the obvious.

She said she was merely stating a fact.

He was merely stating what was obvious to both of them.

He defended himself in the ensuing furore by saying that he was merely stating a fact.

When Mervyn King recently said that the fall in the exchange rate was helpful the governor of the Bank of England was merely stating an obvious truth.

To meet it, the government would have to spend billions more buying emission credits from countries such as Russia that have exceeded their goals.So Mr Harper was merely stating the obvious.

When he declared on Sunday television a few weeks ago that he would vote to leave the European Union, to his mind he was merely stating the obvious, without realising the impact his words would have.

"McCallum was merely stating the truth when he observed that Meng has a strong case against extradition, which he rightly said was politically motivated," said the editorial.