Sentence examples similar to merely a fourth from inspiring English sources

Until he won a climbing stage in the Route du Sud race in France and then the national championship last month, Voeckler was merely a fourth-year professional and virtually a mascot because of his unusual past.

But sequencing is merely a first step.

Johnny saw the interview as merely a first step.

Magnanti said decriminalisation was not a "free for all" but merely a first step.

But I am of the clear view that this is merely a first step.

The constitution lists Irish as "the national language" and "first official language"; English is merely "a second official language".

(According to Mr Arthur Horner, it is more than half; according to Professor Bernal, it is merely a third).

This is just one of a few major insights in a study that the authors admit is merely a first and perhaps imprecise step in testing the hypothesis.

Guldemond acknowledged that the meeting Thursday was merely a first step toward a union, with many details to be worked out.

Senator John L. Sampson, leader of the Senate Democratic conference, said the budget resolution was merely a first step meant to jump-start the negotiation process.

But in both cases this is merely a first step.Governments need to inject public money to take bad loans off balance sheets and to recapitalise banks.