1.   But Sophie Ryder is a sculptor who finds artistic merit in the more mundane aspects of rural life.

2.   None has gone anywhere, though investigators sometimes found merit to the charges.

3.   A group that wanted to employ more of a perimeter game but finally followed its coach and found merit in the middle.

4.   Even Richard S. Swensen, former special agent in charge of the Boston office of the FBI, found merit in the public flogging.

5.   He said he still hoped that once the dust settled, policy makers from all parts of the spectrum might find merit in the proposal.

6.   Industry analysts found little merit in accusations of price fixing.

7.   Of course, not all corporations find merit in the New Age movement.

8.   Party officials investigated, and while they found no merit in the challenge, they did find that the delegation had two more women than men.

9.   The agency notified his lawyer, Gretchen Miller, that it had found merit in his accusations.