She was merely applying cold logic to Harry's case.

In short, a judge is not supposed to be making the law, but merely applying it.

For a few instruments, merely applying was enough to be accepted.

On the other, he often accuses himself of snobbery when merely applying high standards.

Rocky does not become a new person, he merely applies his talent for survival to people less skilled at the art.

I am merely applying the same procedures to social theory.

But the Regulations are said to apply merely to the thinner category of "employees".

"They merely applied those criteria and let the chips fall where they may?"

I'm merely applying a lesson somebody taught me when I started here.

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