His supporters, who point to his extensive philanthropy as evidence of his generosity, say he is a shrewd deal maker who merely exploited an opportunity.

She also understood the difference between a film that was genuinely suited to her and one that merely exploited her good looks or marquee value.

We are not creating a business situation, we are merely exploiting one.

This had led the leadership to conclude that the companies were merely exploiting Libya's resources.

The third point that we are merely exploiting the punter is unfair.

In suggesting otherwise, Judge Kaye is merely exploiting tolerance in the service of a particular ideology.

Some critics, black and white, have speculated on the political orthodoxy of the project, wondering if Mr. Simon is merely exploiting South African music and musicians.

Nor did Ray merely exploit the inexplicable.

But agricultural capitalism was wholly unprogressive, merely exploiting the poor without advancing production in any way.

Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia, said they merely exploited what he called white America's fatigue with civil rights.