Ah, God does not will but merely permits it.

Republicans rejected the criticism, saying their bill would merely permit states to better coordinate their own efforts with federal day care services.

The city went far beyond merely permitting accessory dwelling units.

He was not naive, he merely permitted himself no distractions.

It merely permits a sensing of the flow of people and things, somewhat more accurately than a mere educated guess.

You were merely permitting yourself to die of wounds before your time.

The railway would merely permit more people to move about, meet and be stupid together.

It merely permits the Commission to do so should it so wish.

We should not forget, however, that they merely permit the technical, substantive preparation of a political decision.

They merely permit the technical, substantive preparation of a political decision.