A mayoral aide insisted Johnson was merely leaving the administrative details to others now that he had set out the strategic priorities and policies.
Pointing to the velocity on his fastball, which has been consistently in the low 90's, Astacio claimed he was healthy and was merely leaving pitches over the plate.
So far, one is merely left wondering why the banks let this come to litigation.
Some are deemed too weak by Colbert's demanding standards, some are put on hold for want of time on a given night and are then forgotten, and some are merely left behind as the show is swept along with the relentless news cycle.
Community members are merely left to wonder if their water is safe and wonder if their cancer was a coincidence or caused by contamination.
Ashes should not be merely left on the altar, treated if they weren't there, but neither can they simple be tossed away out of sight and out of mind.
Place an ice cube on a block of silver or a silver coin and watch the ice cube melt faster than it would if it were merely left out at room temperature.
Because Newton's answer — the gravitational action of the Sun and the Moon — was merely qualitative, it left room to question whether the Moon attracts the Earth and, if so, by how strong a force.
Walsh, 71, said he did not know if Bird was merely on leave or gone for good, but added, "At my age, I'm no long-term solution".
As a result, moderate Republican candidates are not merely left with no money, but they are actively demonized for the money they had already taken, by both the purge committee and in Tea Party ads in their districts.
