Sentence examples for merely clarify from inspiring English sources

Did the government set out to strengthen, rather than merely clarify, the dossier?

Under questioning, prosecutors told the judges that upholding that sentence would not amount to reversing the court's previous decision but would merely clarify part of it.

Reconsideration was not needed, Mr. Tate said, because the revisions merely "clarify the scope of the inspections and reviews necessary," without calling into question the adequacy of the previous process.

Some administration officials said the letter merely clarified American policy.

The new bill merely clarifies and limits such powers.

The law's backers say it merely clarifies existing protections.

He said his bill merely clarified the law and discouraged overzealous police and fire officials.

The church rejected O'Shea's accusations and said Crimen Sollicitationis merely clarifies internal procedures.

But his declaration today merely clarifies when he will step down as Europe's chief steward of monetary policy.

The government insists that it is doing nothing of the kind, merely "clarifying" the law, in the course of consolidating the myriad of existing anti-discrimination regulations into a single act of Parliament.

The Financial Services Authority, a nongovernmental body financed by the securities firms and other companies it regulates, said it did not water down the original proposals in response to concerns expressed by those companies, but merely clarified some points.