The phrase "merely seen as" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to express that something is viewed or regarded in a particular way, often with a sense of dismissiveness or insignificance. Example: The project was merely seen as a means to fulfill the company's financial goals, rather than a valuable contribution to society.
I think it is a very dangerous position when legitimate concerns are merely seen as opposition to be overcome rather than having the potential to correct or improve".
True, the country has been merely seen as a typical Central Asian "transit depot" in foreign policy circles, but its politics and stability have real implications for U.S. foreign policy even beyond our ability to use the Manas Air Base.
While some country codes have had a hard time attracting anything other than niche interest, analysts say the Colombian suffix may have a better chance to rival ".com" because the letters "co" are recognized in many languages as an abbreviation for "company" and are not merely seen as an abbreviation for the country's name.
In Scenario B, herding is merely seen as a livelihood using and deteriorating ecosystem services and hence efforts are made to halt negative effects of herding on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
One possible explanation for this might be that they overlooked what this particular vocabulary meant for nature; the latter was merely seen "as the 'environment' or invisible background condition against which the 'foreground' achievements of reason or culture take place" (Plumwood [1993], 4).
Additionally, training of staff helps establish the role that analysts have within the organisation to ensure that they are viewed as part of the support structure for decision-makers as opposed to being merely seen as technical specialists (Evans and Kebbell 2012).
A novel I read in the 7th grade, but that I merely saw as fiction not reality.
Insomnia however is no longer considered merely a symptom but seen as a viable disorder itself, requiring detailed evaluation, multidisciplinary approaches and sometimes long term therapies.
I could have protested her decision, but I knew that I would merely be seen as playing to type, following the same pushy emotional script my family has heard so many times before.
As plectin deficiency favors stress fiber formation and reduces MT dynamics, the binding of plectin to microfilaments and MTs cannot merely be seen as providing a structural scaffold but rather as contributing to their dynamic regulation.
Nonetheless, the sensitivity of both PRC and Taiwanese actors to the WHA issue should not merely be seen as a source of data bias, but also as an indicator of the continuing centrality of traditional political concerns.
