Sentence examples for merely to assert from inspiring English sources

I do not here seek to complain about ministerial mendacity: merely to assert that it is a reality with which we co-exist.

To say this is not merely to assert that one region has taken precedence over another but that the traditional threat of the expansionist state has supplanted the threat of the stateless actor that emerged after 9/11.

They were not going for the win, of course, merely trying to assert themselves against a fired-up South Africa attack.

He is merely trying to assert ordinary decency in a world gone crazy: women shouldn't be abused; nature shouldn't be endlessly exploited; cockroaches shouldn't be placed in yogurt cups to scam the justice system for payouts.

The instrumentalist says that in an utterance of "the number of apples is two", the speaker is merely pretending to assert something; nothing is really asserted.

Can we, however, give a more illuminating characterization of the relevant intentions than merely saying that, for instance, to assert P one must intentionally put forth P as an assertion?

To prefer one over another is to assert a merely personal bias for Le Bernardin's Gallic froideur, Milos's Greek exuberance or RM's understatement and calm.

As Laura spoke dramatically of life, Emily remembered her own feelings at 17 and understood that Laura was merely growing up and trying to assert herself as an individual without help from mother.

In a debate, or bian, having an explanation allows us to assert more than merely that something does or does not match an agreed-upon model.

"It is but a small step," Judge Maris wrote, "to assert a privilege against any disclosure of records merely because they might prove embarrassing to government officials".

If our aim were merely to utter truths, we should be willing to assert the proposition.