Example sentences of "was simply the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chess was simply the most convenient route for demonstrating those theories . |
| 2 | It was simply the Top Ten , then certain pin-ups of artists of my person choice … sketched , in fact , by the editor himself . ’ |
| 3 | One marcher thought that it had been deliberately chosen to be provocative ; others suggested that it was simply the most direct route . |
| 4 | No , I do n't think it was that ; it was simply the view he took of certain roles , certain music . |
| 5 | It was simply the imminent arrival of Charlotte . |
| 6 | I do not know whether she had a heart or a soul or whether she could be moved by emotion ; she was simply the Grand Mistress ! |
| 7 | On the one hand , it was simply the period required for the sun , moon , and planets to attain the same positions in relation to each other as they had at a given time . |
| 8 | No one was at fault ; it was simply the result of putting together two people of totally different conditioning . |
| 9 | The indicator here was simply the amount spent each year on repairs in each school . |
| 10 | The answer was simply the rules that enabled one to win . |
| 11 | It had been thought at one time that the restriction did not apply to an attack on members of a party as a whole , or where the motive was simply the provision of information and not the demoting of a candidate , but Luft adopts an extensive interpretation of the scope of the provision . |
| 12 | ‘ In reality , we believe he was simply the perfect rapist . ’ |
| 13 | He insisted , and appeared to believe , that he was loved by the people and was simply the victim of a coup . |
| 14 | In I975 , he began the European season with the 31ST , which was simply the best car on the track that year . |
| 15 | It was simply the action of a stupid man who had n't considered the consequences of his action . |
| 16 | It was as if he had mounted the wrong protest in the wrong place , or was simply the wrong person to do it . |
| 17 | If he overheard anything , it was simply the reaction of grown men disappointed at the delay . ’ |
| 18 | Eubank insists : ‘ Thornton was simply the stronger man over the last two rounds . |
| 19 | Emily stared at them in horror but then a few bills did n't mean anything , most people hung on to their money for as long as they could , it was simply the way of businessmen . |
| 20 | For Mosley the lesson of the First World War was simply the necessity to keep faith with those who had paid the ultimate price . |
| 21 | The uncomprehending response of some professional librarians to the question of retrieval systems in the library resource centre has shown the underlying belief that what was at issue was simply the addition of new formats . |
| 22 | Wills J. observed , at p. 639 , that the case was simply the ordinary one of a person raising a contention when a demand was made of him , which was not sufficient to constitute duress . |
| 23 | It is as inadequate to argue , for example , that the PCF was simply the institutional terrain in which Nizan pursued a carefully orchestrated campaign of political and literary self-advancement and careerism , as it is to argue that for the majority of the ten years that he spent in the PCF Nizan remained unaware of the imperfections of Stalinist Soviet communism . |
| 24 | Tomas was simply the latest in a line of cats drafted to the realisation of this insane ambition . |
| 25 | But each time there was nothing and Floy thought that perhaps , after all , it was simply the half-light of the Wolfwood and the ordinary scurryings of the night creatures . |
| 26 | But the sergeant knew he was not , it was simply the effect of a quiet man suddenly giving vent to his anger . |
| 27 | Instead of their electrifying wah wah guitar and frantic vocals it was simply the sound of a classic powerpop trio going through a pure , well-cut pop song . |
| 28 | The ratio of Nat Bell , that no evidence does not constitute a jurisdictional error , was simply the natural consequence of a conception of jurisdiction under which the courts would not reassess the meaning ascribed to the constituent elements of jurisdiction . |
| 29 | Maybe it was simply the setting : the warm , powerfully evocative flower-scented evening , soft candlelight , dusky pink linen tablecloths , bunches of fragrant mimosa on the tables . |
| 30 | Kenjutsu was not a sport : it was simply the art of killing an enemy as quickly as possible . |