Sentence examples for merely material from inspiring English sources

The concerns of young people are not merely material.

Such intractable conditions elicit a desperate hunger for more than merely material solutions.

This was not merely material for toilet jokes; it was a serious matter.

Banking, too, in those days was a sacred trust, an enterprise that embodied values superior to the merely material.

At its simplest, the case for development that respects rights is that poor people seek not merely material improvements in their lives (higher incomes and better access to services) but also an end to abuse and discrimination.

It's there in the expertise needed to create haute couture, in the powerful eye of a clutch of designers – Miuccia Prada, Rei Kawakubo, Phoebe Philo – who elevate their clothes, and luxury, beyond the merely material.

In 1993, President George Bush authorized a cost-saving program that eliminated accountability for merely "secret" material.

Exposed film is merely raw material; stories are shaped and brought to life after the cameras stop rolling.

At the time, the Velazquez collection was merely bonus material for Svinth, a longtime practitioner of martial arts who lives near Seattle.

Welfare, in metamodern politics, must not merely guarantee material well-being and physical health but also "a listening society, where every person is seen and heard".

But the Portuguese hit back last night, saying he had little interest in what he thought was merely promotional material for Drogba's autobiography.