Some of the nation's best trauma experts set out to study the group, but struggled merely to diagnose what they encountered.

Early on in the 18-mile race, my resolve vanished and I struggled merely to finish.

And the weak -even among the biggest companies - will have to struggle merely to remain independent.

Dance has become a business, too, and one in which choreographers struggle merely to survive.

His team struggled merely to visit their stations once a month.

Still she struggled merely to swallow and she did, given life once more.

It is sad to read of cruel behavior toward these small and beautiful creatures, which are merely struggling to survive, as we all are.

The gale hit with such force that I could no longer move forward, but had to struggle merely to remain standing.

Rainbow and Stars, which had to struggle merely to break even, lost money on many of its best shows.

The Panthers finished with 25 turnovers and for much of the game struggled merely to get the ball over the midcourt line.