merely

Thereafter, the data required by buffer store 13A is merely allowed to be paged back into the buffer store 13A in the normal manner as it is needed.
US Pat. 4044337

FIG. 5 merely shows the screen which would have come up if the user chose to modify an existing network configuration.
US Pat. 6098097

FIG. 1 is provided merely for purposes of general background.
US Pat. 6181994

Merely tabulating an accurate accounting of total operating costs can be a daunting task in the PC environment.
US Pat. 6816882