The phrase "merely stated that" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
Example: The witness merely stated that he saw the suspect running away from the scene of the crime.
Instead, Mario Draghi merely stated that the euro is irreversible".
secured by the Constitution' (emphasis added), while § 16 merely stated that persons 'shall have' certain rights.
The pre-budget report merely stated that the idea would continue to be examined.
Rather, it merely stated that the exception applies to officials "on the highest levels of state or local government". CCH EEOC Decisions (1983) 6725.
Rather, the Court merely stated that the verdict did not respond to the evidence which established that, at worst, the consumption rate was 67%.
It was merely stated that "the incident is under investigation", although families do appear to have been told that friendly fire was suspected.
These discrepancies need to be examined in terms of the sequence in which the presumed specificity-determining amino acids were displayed in the different substrates, and it would be an oversimplification to merely state that ACPH requires a given residue in position P1, P1′, P2′ and so on.
I am merely stating that because it shows how we regarded the situation at that time.
Webster merely states that to cope means to struggle to overcome problems or difficulties.
The provision merely states that nothing in the provisions could be construed to alter Americans' legal rights.
The government merely states that just 10% of our nurseries and childminders are given an outstanding rating by Ofsted.
