Sentence examples for merely saw from inspiring English sources

Instead, they merely saw the continuation of establishment interventionist policies of past administrations.

Some merely saw Hill's act as an artist's public display of disgruntlement.

Mother said the movie portrayed her childhood to a T. I merely saw the childhood I wanted".

And they wondered whether the Pakistan Army had really embraced the non-paper framework or merely saw the talks as a ploy to buy time and win favor in Washington while continuing to support the jihadis.

Some merely saw an alluring photo of a light-skinned Filipina actress in a swimsuit, Bela Padilla, emerging from a group of dark-skinned models, with the caption, "Stepping Out of the Shadows".

The threat came from the same Roy Moore who had already been removed from the bench once as the result of a campaign in which he posed as the last defender of the Ten Commandments, so it is not clear if the probate judges were actually afraid or if they merely saw his actions as a good enough excuse to ignore Granade's decision.

There were a few dead branches lying among their fallen crop of spiny seed husks and withered, saw-toothed leaves, but this was merely a midlife crisis; the trees could easily see out the 21st-century.

But the thundering cows and swirling dust-clouds merely serve as the accompaniment to the see-saw struggle between John Wayne and Montgomery Clift, the foursquare bulwark of red state America versus the soulful outrider from the New York stage.

A FICO score, he patiently explained, is merely a tool that lenders use to help manage their risk; criticizing it is akin to criticizing "a saw because the construction job turned out badly".

Shenk doesn't neglect the take-home point we're all waiting for, even titling a chapter "How to Be a Genius (or Merely Great)." The answer has less in common with the bromides of motivational speakers than with the old saw about how to get to Carnegie Hall: practice, practice, practice.

Ultralights, which were originally merely hang gliders adapted for power by the installation of small engines similar to those used in chain saws, have matured into specially designed aircraft of very low weight and power but with flying qualities similar to conventional light aircraft.