Sentence examples for merely first from inspiring English sources

Chytrids are not merely "first" because of the age of their fossils, however.

They tended to see the Lodī sultans as merely first among equals.

One of the good things about "Aci" was that, vocally, Costanzo was merely first among equals.

Yet he misses the mark in suggesting that church-state separation is a trophy of the Enlightenment and that church-state separationists are merely First Amendment defenders.

Thus, while he gained renown for his early, accessible, even decorative "square paintings," they were merely first steps toward exploring the timeless process of artistic creation.

In many Polynesian societies, the chief was the person of highest status, yet he was often regarded by his people and generally conducted himself as merely "first among equals".

In emphasizing only uncertainties, and obvious ones at that, the scenarios we had developed were merely first-generation scenarios.

If there is a caveat in some reviews, it is the suggestion that "Cloud Atlas" is merely first-rate literary ventriloquism.

Instead, he wants to rebut any charge of "feigned modesty" in claiming merely third place in New Labour's pecking order.

As a result Slim is no longer the second-richest man in the world – and is merely fourth.

Josef Stalin sent experts to China to show Mao how properly to run a labor camp; the laogai are merely second-generation gulags.