Hold merit

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

Mr. Boies did not criticize the idea in court and said it might hold merit, but added that the government was trying to reduce the complexity of its proposal.

Even if these rules seem silly or even outlandish, they hold merit in her world.

We often think of romantic relationships as the bread and butter of connectedness and happiness (and those are certainly a big component) but this is evidence that all of our relationships hold merit.

Further research is needed to determine whether these hypotheses hold merit.

Even though the overarching goal is to merge and compare qualitative and quantitative data, the findings from each domain still hold merit and can be interpreted separately.

We must allow ourselves to 'know' these contexts better before assuming they are too different for any learning to hold merit [ 41].

The resulting CNTs/Fe3O4@CuSilicate composites hold merits such as magnetic responsivity, good dispersibility, and large specific surface area.

Functional validation of individual genes associated with root development through knockout or gain-of-function mutants still holds merit.

But the argument that medical facilities need a better way to keep credentials up-to-date still holds merit.

Something needed to change, and all the excuses that previously held me back from pursuing my dream of travel no longer held merit.

Each of these emerging urban energy concepts holds merit when applied within a centralized grid paradigm, but very little research applies these approaches within the emerging energy landscape typified by a high penetration of distributed energy resources, prosumers (consumers and producers), interoperability, and big data.