| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | culture is not merely the sum of several activities, but a way of life | культура не есть сумма различных видов деятельности, но способ жизни |
| idiom. | not for personal gain, but merely in compliance with my sick wife's wishes | не корысти ради, а токмо во исполнение воли больной жены (перевод John Richardson) |
| cliche. | not merely ... but | не просто..., а (Don McMillan, president of the Urban Development Institute Pacific Region, which represents virtually all the major residential, commercial and industrial developers in B.C., says that municipalities should adopt community plans designating clearly the land uses and densities for each area. He says these plans should not be merely guidelines but formal documents and that all land within the community should be officially zoned in accordance with the plan. (BC Business Week) ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | not merely but also | не только :, но и |
| gen. | not the real cause but merely an occasion | не настоящая причина, а только повод |
| dipl. | not the real cause but merely the occasion | не настоящая причина, а только повод (bigmaxus) |
| math. | this operator is not merely symmetric but actually self-adjoint | самосопряжённая задача (матрица, оператор) |
| gen. | we shall not discuss any of these concepts in detail, but merely wish to point out that | мы не будем обсуждать детально ни одну из этих концепций, а просто хотим указать, что |