Sentence examples for ruling merely from inspiring English sources

Her supporters say the ruling merely followed precedent in affirming a lower court.

The new ruling merely upholds the principle that "religious activity in public schools, as elsewhere, must comport with the First Amendment".

That ruling merely reduces the likelihood that children will be exposed to inappropriate material; it does not attempt to eliminate underage exposure altogether.

"In real terms however, the ruling merely helps brings cricket into line with most other sports where parentage and even grand-parentage is a long-accepted criterion for eligibility".

" Daniel Castro, the group's vice president, told VICE News, adding that the ruling"merely fills European coffers at the expense of American companies".

In many instances, the short-staffed board left decisions to a single member, and the additional two required to review those rulings merely signed off.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has said he plans to appeal the ruling, but he is merely the latest in a line of politicians whose attempts to regulate video games have been frustrated by federal courts.

But his ruling was merely a recommendation, and the commission must issue a final decision.

Others, however, say that the court made no such ruling, instead merely letting the plaintiffs try to prove at trial that the sponsor had such an obligation.

But Justice Page noted that the Senate, ultimately, decides whether to seat a candidate, and suggested that the court's eventual ruling might merely be "an advisory opinion".

Like many things in Islam, the "ruling" is merely an interpretation made by men, which has no real backing in the Qur'an.