1. The second is to merely be the first country to develop it.

2. When asked where the women and children would be taken, the soldiers merely said to a camp.

3. In the early stages of the Web, it was enough to merely have a lot of offerings.

4. Netflix said it was merely letting customers know that the Verizon network is crowded.

5. In an email, the company merely noted that it does not comment on rumors and speculation.

6. They have merely seen and taken advantage of them faster than everyone else.

7. One can certainly contend that a smartphone is merely a smaller PC that fits into a pocket.

8. It once insisted it was merely a technology company.

9. Online access has become increasingly necessary merely to function in the world.

10. The ads merely exist to remind you what products are out there and make you feel good about them.

11. More often, they are merely being put off until later.

12. All of this is merely one indicator of another, much larger problem.

13. Google could argue that its move is merely tipping the balance back toward the borrower.

14. I was merely commenting on the thoughts that went through my mind on the night.

15. Even her school principal admitted that it merely sounded like a firecracker.