Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writing for the majority in the 6-to-3 decision, said the plaintiffs' assertion was enough for purposes of class certification because the question at that stage was merely whether, in the words of the relevant rule of civil procedure, "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members".
James Anderson had observed 24 hours earlier that - despite Australia's 337 for one at that stage - England merely needed to 'win' the remaining four days to go 2-0 up here after all.
At that stage, they were merely threatening the kind of gridlock that they have gone on to execute.
Mr. Bowie submitted that there was no case against the refugee claimant at that stage; it was merely his responsibility to make a written submission which demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that he would be able to establish his claim at a hearing.
The IOC spokesman, Mark Adams, had to deny rumours of plan B, to move the games from Rio altogether, but significantly failed to rule this out, merely saying "at this stage that would be far too premature".
Long-liners will merely dump any bluefin they catch — usually dead at that stage — back into the water to avoid fines and turn to mining other prey.
Long-liners will merely dump any bluefin they catch -- usually dead at that stage -- back into the water to avoid fines and turn to mining other prey.
However, at that stage it seemed Sexton's injury was merely a minor concern and that Madigan would be travelling as a precaution.
It is not meant to imply that this occurred at the same time but merely that the languages in these two branches show greater divergence from all the other Niger-Congo languages, which are at that stage termed Atlantic-Congo.
The Football Association of Wales FAWW) has said discussions with John Hartson over a potential role with national team are merely at "very early stage".
"We're at that stage," he said.
