Sentence examples for merely held from inspiring English sources

His work merely held open the door to evolutionary thinking for later scientists.

Instead, they merely held the House with a reduced majority, leaving them facing four more years of compromise.

Next I had scrambled eggs with shrimp and garlic chives; the eggs merely held the shrimp and chives together.

Although the premise appears to have been wrong, the Europeans have, so far, merely held up negotiations on a new trade and co-operation agreement.

Hauptmann countered that he had merely held the money for a friend, one Isidore Fisch, who had returned to Germany in 1933 and died there.

It is sometimes difficult to determine whether the metal atoms are indeed directly linked or merely held quite close together by a framework of bridging ligands.

But Fazlullah's ambitions extended beyond merely holding a sanctuary.

Chief Justice Chaudhry insists that he is merely holding corrupt and inept politicians to account.

And it will certainly not be enough for Mr. Santorum to merely hold serve.

As it is, by merely holding out the hope, he got a bargain price.

He merely holds up his mirror to the world, and reflects on its madness.