1.   A cop with a loaded gun certainly merits closer scrutiny than a bureaucrat wielding a ball point pen.

2.   But, as with any new financial service, this one merits scrutiny.

3.   Even if their science was flawed, the Italian reports reached conclusions that merited further scrutiny.

4.   The EU executive Commission said it was concerned this threatened fair competition meriting closer scrutiny though the agreements have yet to be fully implemented.

5.   The police version of BNP organising a sham blockade to spite the government machinery and the party in power is a story too farcical to merit scrutiny.