Sentence examples for merely an effort from inspiring English sources

His bill was merely an effort to "level the playing field".

It is merely an effort to find practical ways to preserve one's balance in a complicated world.

Ms. Bedi said the Hisar vote was merely an effort to show voters they can elect representatives who support the Lokpal bill.

Mr. Bush's visit, Western officials said in interviews last week, is not merely an effort to reassure the Kremlin of that.

Critics argue that the plan is merely an effort by the president to exhibit concern about the economy (and to avoid the fate of his father).

In the U.S., a strategy like the alleged hacking of the Democrats was merely an effort to deepen an existing state of disarray and distrust.

But he insisted that had merely been an effort to get a good grade with a strong argument, not a proposal he really believed.

Darrell L. Bock, a professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, sees "The Da Vinci Code" not merely as an effort to undermine traditional Christian belief but also to "redefine Christianity and the history of Christianity".

It made me angry – still makes me angry – that people think that their physical capacity results merely from an effort of will.

Here egoism would mean attaching more intrinsic significance to your own welfare than to that of others, or even disregarding others' welfare and merely making an effort to promote your own.

Bush's advisers have argued that the fundraising effort is merely an attempt to catch up with those of other Republican senators with an eye on a run for the White House in 2016 – including Rand Paul in Kentucky, Ted Cruz in Texas and, yes, Mr Rubio.