Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [coord] merely a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is artistically total tosh and merely a vehicle for an imagination nowhere close to reaching puberty . |
| 2 | So far I have left open the question of whether Maastricht is likely to prove to have been the high-water mark of European Federalism or merely a bench-mark against which to test future movement towards a Federalist state . |
| 3 | It has been argued that the communist utopia is not a scientific prediction but merely a projection of the ‘ wish-images ’ of those who adopt a Marxist position . |
| 4 | Decide whether the pest is a serious threat or merely a nuisance . |
| 5 | Lord Oliver described proximity as ‘ no more than a label which embraces not a definable concept but merely a description of circumstances from which , pragmatically , the courts conclude that a duty of care exists ’ . |