merits

In her judgment, Lady Hood stated: "This case is not a verdict, nor even an expression of opinion, on the merits or demerits of government policy as debated in the public arena."

While Bea sees the merits of bringing Patience into the investigation, Jake rejects her, both as an outsider and as “temperamentally unsuitable for this kind of work,” though — spoiler alert — he will come around.

Only John Mulaney treated the argument with the flippancy that it merits.

The merits of such a change, however, remain just as valid.

Is it about the elites’ repressed insecurities over their merits?