Sentence examples for merely enact from inspiring English sources

This would give Democrats the political clout to restructure the economy rather than merely enact palliatives that paper over increasing concentrations of wealth and power in America.

May Day did not merely enact internationalism and working class solidarity; it celebrated these things with the familiar paraphernalia of badges, flags, art, sporting events and heavy drinking.

This would give Democrats the political clout to restructure the economy -- rather than merely enact palliatives that papered over the increasing concentration of wealth and power in America.

The film, a sleepy, low-budget affair, merely enacts a series of horror movie clichés, as if that were enough.

If a legislature merely enacted its code by voice vote, the Code would pass into the public domain.

There is a difference between art that merely enacts a culture's refusal to grow up — say, a Y.A. fantasy turned summer blockbuster marketed at adults — and art that engages thoughtfully with that refusal.

There is a difference between art that merely enacts a culture's refusal to grow up—say, a Y.A. fantasy turned summer blockbuster marketed at adults and art that engages thoughtfully with that refusal.

At the Garden, the bands presented their music, with power and guile, and the audiences took it in, appraisingly, or obliviously, now and then truly swept up, but more often than not merely enacting the rituals of rock-and-roll tribute: hands in the air, sing along on command, let out a roar when the singer says "New York," and, once they got smartphones, shoot the selfie and the bootleg vid.

While some have celebrated the protests claiming them to be an example of American citizens merely enacting their first amendment right in a powerful manner, countless conservative sources have condemned the mass protests, claiming them collectively to be violent, criminal acts.

The actor only enacted the live scenes.

Justice Lehner argued the problem of favoritism could be eliminated merely by enacting new restrictions on whom receivers hire.