Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] merely [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a matter of construction of the contract and the surrounding circumstances as to whether the prohibition is intended merely to place the vendor in breach of contract and exposed to a claim for damages or whether the prohibition is intended to render the assignment ineffective and make it clear that the contract is personal . |
| 2 | Likewise we suspect , from the ignorance he displays in scene one of Chetwyn and his work , that his praise of Chetwyn 's university , in the next scene , is given merely to uphold the approbation maxim and thus the Politeness Principle . |
| 3 | ( That student 's essay , by the way , was graded C. ) But when the assessor is expected merely to grade the product he/she will keep such insights to him or herself . |
| 4 | The simple grid described above is used merely to exemplify the method which , with computer analysis of the data and a use of rank ordering or numerical scaling of the judgments , is able to reach a higher level of sophistication . |
| 5 | The concept of the testator 's intention is used merely to establish the likely meaning attached by him to the words , and this is a technique applied as much in civil-law dispositions as in trusts . |
| 6 | If the document is provided merely to cover the seller , it could scarcely be regarded as fair and reasonable in most cases . |