With the first skirmish over in what will be a three-month ratings war, all eyes will be on next Saturday's ratings to see whether The Voice was merely benefiting from viewers' curiosity about a new format, or whether it will become a serious competitor to Cowell's ratings winner.
Lifeline's voice recognition problem is merely annoying during exploration, when Rio may respond to the command "Go to the table" with "O.K., I'll leave the room," but during combat it is often fatal.
The voice is not merely Churchillian; it's the voice of God.
Voice is not merely a matter of presenting a softer persona, speaking eloquently, looking authentic on television, cracking jokes or shedding tears — worthwhile attributes for any candidate, including Mr. Obama.
What's more, Mr. Curatolo's voice is not merely "admirably precise --it is quite gorgeous, actually, and thoroughly at home within the minute timbral variations of vintage McCartney.
In this sense Trump is merely voicing the concerns and anxieties of large sections of white America who have felt threatened by the power, status and rising social mobility of professional black athletes: "shut up and play," or rather now, "stand up, shut up, and play" being a way to make sure black athletes know their place.
It is merely the voice of a man whose lunch on Friday was unfairly delayed and too damn cold.
In the surviving, somehow inevitably poor recordings of Yates available on the internet, his booming, distracted voice tells us that he is merely following the example of the writers he loves - Scott Fitzgerald and Flaubert.
Justine Elias of The Village Voice asserted that "this risible thriller is merely a sadistic series of misread premonitions and vile murders".
Most of these parties deny vigorously that in giving these anxieties voice they are merely acting as outlets for protest votes.
