Sentence examples for merely applies from inspiring English sources

If a decision merely applies existing precedent, it is retroactive.

The idea that a good Supreme Court justice merely applies the law, as Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Sonia Sotomayor both asserted at their confirmation hearings, misses something important about the nature of the Supreme Court's work, Ms. Kagan suggested back in 1995, proposing a thought experiment.

But part of the pleasure of Locked Down, Dr John's 2012 effort with Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach, is that it doesn't try too hard to be something new – instead, Auerbach merely applies a slick dash of production that snaps the New Orleans musician's sometimes-meandering style into focus, without sacrificing the essential grit of his performances.

The phrase "such an Exchange" merely applies the requirements of section 1311 to any territorial Exchange.

*Obviously, not every single woman feels bad about her relationship status, so this statement merely applies to those who do.

The model obtained was then loaded into another KNIME workflow, which merely applies the model to all input data and associates scores with how well the prediction fits to a miRNA or a pseudo hairpin.

The insuperable obstacle was merely applying.

Immigration officials merely apply standard criteria when reviewing asylum applications.

The justices insist that they are merely applying the law.

In response, Shimon could have replied that Yefet had merely applied the letter of the law.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is merely applying the same model used in national political races.