Sentence examples for merely makes it from inspiring English sources

The only divestment European diplomats have discussed in private is the possibility of reducing the €1 billion ($1.3 billion) European governments and the EU give every year to the PA, on the ground that this merely makes it easier for Israel to deal with its occupation of Palestinian land.The Palestinians are looking elsewhere.

It's tough enough to get discovered by enough users to make the investment in developing and publishing mobile apps viable as it is – going Web-only merely makes it tougher on Kazaa, even if Apple doesn't touch its margins that way.

The decrepit communist economy of North Korea has little that the world wants to buy; trying to snuff out any limited exports with general economic sanctions merely makes it more likely that the North Koreans will try to peddle its nuclear bomb technology around the world to earn scarce foreign currency.

Gun possession does not deter crime; it merely makes it more lethal.

PowerPoint merely makes it easier to prepare bad, vague, unfocused, mind-numbing graphics.

Even if you accept the idea that money is speech, DISCLOSE merely makes it more difficult to bankroll campaigns anonymously.

They merely made it possible.

India said the speech had merely made it angrier.

Instead, the company's curatorial imperative, as usual, is merely "make it available".

Hatten said he was not content with merely making it to the N.C.A.A. tournament.

One might question how much government policy should actively encourage retirement, as opposed to merely making it an option.