Sentence examples for merely sought from inspiring English sources

The states did not intend to move the Texoma line; they merely sought to define it.

(The industry says it merely sought a more scientific approach to setting calorie limits).

The South did not seek to conquer the North; it merely sought to withdraw.

She took no position, saying she merely sought guidance from the court.

A spokesman said Britain had merely sought to "clarify its position", according to international law.

He didn't want to join Al Qaeda, he later told his interrogators, but merely sought resources to fund a spectacular attack against the United States.

I was merely seeking to avoid an unnecessary media circus.

I suspect that many others merely seek to avoid interacting with the police ever again".

However, most of the time those providers do not merely seek a maximization of their profits.

This time, his claim that he was merely seeking love elicited outrage.

"I do not seek celebrity or adulation - I merely seek respect," he says.