merit

Decorative value is largely incidental to artistic merit as defined by critics.

In the view of some cops, perps merit little concern or sympathy.

This is likely a lowball number but it has the merit to illustrate the tradeoff that raising the minimum wage requires.

In Europe, he explained, the circus is considered a high form of art, known for its merit of talents and skilled performers.

And our gripes about the lack of light in our lives are not without merit — humans truly are solar powered.

We resolved to do our best to merit the good opinion which we thus supposed them to entertain of us.

Mr. Agnew saw the picture, recognised its merit, and wrote a cheque for the full amount asked.

Nor are these defects compensated by any high degree of merit in the delineation of the characters.

A certain cabinet minister being asked why he did not promote merit?

He is thought to be little inferior to Racine in the merit of his dramatic compositions.