Sentence examples for merely asking that from inspiring English sources

In one sense, Obama has the stronger hand: he's merely asking that Congress pay America's bills and its debts.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme political leader, is approaching the situation with caution, merely asking that the United States not enter the conflict.

The environmentalists are merely asking that the job of safeguarding the millions of acres that are open to development not be transferred to notoriously indifferent state agencies.

The film ends with a lengthy list of officials who declined to be interviewed, which leaves it one-sided, and it doesn't go beyond merely asking that the crash get another look: the intent is not to explore who might have fired any missiles that were fired.

I am merely asking that we appreciate more than we complain, that we notice more than we peruse.

By merely asking that Washington be more inclusive in its classification of those under threat, the critique, one supported by many progressives, allows the U.S. government to remain the arbiter of who belongs and who does not, thus ensuring future waves of deportation.

It merely asked that Officer Naolo transfer to a new precinct and that Macy's refrain from publicizing his former beat in Herald Square.

We merely asked that she take a step back and question the underlying reason for why Girls looks the way it does.

I merely ask that I get a reasonable amount for my work as a director and for my property, which was used without compensation or consent.

We merely ask that you acknowledge responsibility for your share of this situation and move to contribute in a joint programme of rehabilitation and renewal".

He merely asks that an injunction may issue against them to restrain them from acting under a statute of the state alleged to be unconstitutional, which acts will be destructive of his rights and privileges, and will work irreparable damage and mischief to his property rights.