Sentence examples for was merely for from inspiring English sources

When the arbiter finally sent off John Heitinga in extra time, that was merely for accumulated offenses.

When the bar appeared in early manuscripts, it was merely for the purpose of distinguishing numerals from words.

So while Ms. Minter's mother, who has since died, sent her for drawing lessons, art was merely for dabbling.

But he was part actor as well as part artist, and some of his agony was merely for effect.

The overwhelming force, they said, was merely for self-protection: the surrounding province of Minya is still considered a bastion of Islamist support for Mr. Morsi.

Whether or not the marriage was merely for publicity is up for debate, but the couple stayed married, and performed together, for 55 years.

Its values are never realistic and often are merely for embellishment or for decorative purposes.

Atget claimed his work was utilitarian, that his photographs were merely for the use of artists.

It was the assumption that comics were merely for children that created the confusion.

Berdych runs for it, but his pursuit is merely for form's sake.

The company insists that it is not and that the name change is merely for "clarification".