Sentence examples for this means merely from inspiring English sources

This means merely that some organisms leave more offspring than others ("differential").

Marriage between known relatives was forbidden, but in practice this meant merely that first cousins and closer kin could not marry.

He misrepresents Chicago here, where "the original" means merely the origin of the borrowed material, which is, in this instance, Peters.

It means merely to romp.

Disliking doesn't mean opposing: it means merely disliking.

But that again means merely smaller profits for the banks that have gone into investment banking.

"It means merely sunlight," he told the judge in a libel case that bankrupted him.

Sometimes the word means merely any human mental activity at all (as when one talks about the "history of consciousness"), and sometimes it means merely being awake (as in As the anesthetic wore off, the animal regained consciousness).

"Gender" is related to "genre", and means merely a group of nouns lumped together for grammatical purposes.

It is hard to see how America could avoid contributing bilaterally, but administration officials refuse to offer details.Insiders make clear that there will not be a support package without some private-sector involvement, but this could mean merely that banks agree to roll over their short-term credit lines.

This does not mean merely taking attendance at each class or seminar; universities are also required to alert the UK Border Agency if a student fails to attend 10 "expected interactions," such as a class or lecture.