1.   And so on and so on, the critiques having merit but missing the point.

2.   As a suggestion for a hermeneutic notion of social structure, it seems to us to have great merit.

3.   Both suggestions had some merit.

4.   Each idea has its merits.

5.   Each of these approaches to teaching has its merits.

6.   It seems to me that the idea has great merit.

7.   Such an approach has the merits of appearing commonsensical, according with our own intimate experiences.

8.   That would have the merit of simplicity, but would it strike the right note socially?

9.   The film has the merit of being short.

10.   The final phrase seems to recognize that the Lords have some merit as a residual guardian of the constitution.