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Discover LudwigThe phrase "merely be a" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to convey the idea of something being only or simply a certain thing, without any additional qualities or characteristics. Example: "This job will merely be a means to pay the bills for now, but I hope to find my passion soon."
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Sometimes, it may merely be a question of timing.
Mayor Bloomberg's efforts, and ours, should merely be a beginning!
Anything else will merely be a replay of our current disaster.
They suspect the change may merely be a means to enrich Prudential executives.
You see, defiant Russian nationalism may merely be a way of negotiating the price of compromise.
Europe can not merely be a free-trade zone, he said.
This appears to merely be a sign of friendship or camaraderie.
But Lee and Pochodzaj said they did not want it to merely be a nostalgia fest.
The F138, however, could merely be a stepping stone to next season's much revised turbocharged-engine car.
You'd think they might merely be a slightly better than average team, but they're far from that.
But if this were a critic's only purpose, his will would merely be a will to power.
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