Example sentences of "[be] more than merely " in BNC.
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1 | Now , as Darwin sees it , at this time , for a change to be an adaptation it must be more than merely hereditary and advantageous ; it must be necessary rather than accidental , elicited , that is , by the very conditions that make it advantageous , as albinism sometimes seems to be by cold . |
2 | Yet objects were more than merely utilitarian or symbols of status and achievement . |
3 | The university experience , however , is more than merely attending lectures and seminars ; it allows and encourages each student to make contacts and gain experience which will be useful in later life ; it teaches participants to think logically , to approach problems with an open and enquiring mind , to form lasting friendships and to organize , perhaps for the first time , their own financial , academic and social affairs . |
4 | ‘ Guilt is more than merely not of God ’ says A Course . |
5 | The books is more than merely route descriptions though , as Harding recounts the times over the years he 's walked the various paths , adding anecdotes , descriptions of the people and insights into the history of the area . |
6 | Ask other lawyers about George , and there is acknowledgement of his gifts , even that he is more than merely a jury man , but rarely much warmth . |
7 | Underlying the principle of geographical distribution is more than merely a notion of fairness or equity , for it seems that to exclude any administrative area might be to risk offending the divisional authorities in a way which would be unhelpful to the project as a whole . |
8 | Moreover , under section 245 of the Code , bodily harm includes any hurt or injury that interferes with the health or comfort of the complainant and that is more than merely transient or trifling in nature . |
9 | This applies for example to the demand side , where the choice of functional forms is more than merely a matter of algebraic convenience ( see Dixit and Stiglitz , 1977 ) . |