Choosing instead the role of teacher - mentor to the real children - merely underlined his subconscious intentions.

And this month's student protests merely underlined the bleak outlook for much of the country's youth.

But, Amazon explains, the red ink merely underlines the scale of its ambitious investment for future growth.

That the roles are acted with grueling conviction merely underlines the drama's deficiencies.

The fact that they were invariably on the friendliest terms merely underlined what we'd already realized.

Even that radical change merely underlined the show's consistency: no matter how many innovations "Jeopardy!"

Her approach merely underlines a way of cooking that is rapidly growing in American culture.

The decision to pause for reflection on the Constitution merely underlines a lack of direction across Europe.

This merely underlines once again the historic strategies, which all in all are a credit to the European transport policy.

The fact Flanders does not tap the resources for 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998, merely underlines their incapacity.