"I merely possess the emotional intensity of 10 men."

Illinois and Georgia do not require a permit to merely possess a ferret, but a permit is required to breed ferrets.

The requirement that people convicted of merely possessing child pornography pay restitution has been criticized by some judges and law professors.

Marlow is no saint, of course; he merely possesses a conscience, which seems to have become a rare commodity in Toronto.

Either is a more emphatic way of expressing the simpler "he pwns," but the former implies that the person is embodying the trait rather than merely possessing it.

She merely possessed its fragrant beauty with an unselfish affection.

Under the legislation now moving quickly through Congress, laboratories would also have to inform the government if they merely possessed such agents.

Before this, Cubans could be imprisoned for merely possessing a few dollars.

No duty was owed, said the court, where the defendant merely possessed material nonpublic information relating to the securities in which he traded.

A. Monopoly Power While merely possessing monopoly power is not itself an antitrust violation, it is a necessary element of a monopolization charge.