Why, after 24 months, has the Palestinian uprising merely settled into a sullen impasse?

From Britain's viewpoint, this treaty merely settled the boundaries of an area already under British dominion.

The massive heap wasn't merely settling, the paladin realized; it was coming to life.

Yet the performance doesn't settle merely for a blunt, gin-dry astringency.

Because he felt guilty for not acting sooner, for merely settling for survival?

The hross's head was, however, too large for this operation and the necklace merely settled on its forehead like a crown, slightly over one eye.

The Shadow merely settled back, his arms well raised, to observe what was due to follow.

They should never settle merely for equality.

He didn't have to settle merely for that.

But the dust would merely settle again once they had passed.