Sentence examples for merely a second from inspiring English sources

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

After great hype, the steps unveiled by Timothy Geithner, the Treasury Secretary, seemed merely a second dose of the discredited Bush/Paulson therapy, and were notably lacking in detail.

Twitter's take will augment your experience if you watched the whole Grammys on TV, but being merely a second screen is limiting.

He's adorably over the moon, and it never crosses his mind that he is merely a second choice.

So poorly was she perceived that some of my grandmother's cousins insist Jennie was not a biological relative, merely a second wife even though there is zero evidence to suggest that.

Hitting 'ok' will not save any new changes you've made...it's merely a second exit button.

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.

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