“He sailed through the entire course without a single demerit against him, graduating second in a class of forty-six.”

“The book has one glaring demerit, which is that it is extremely difficult to read.”

“Regardless of the intent of some, the proposal should be judged only on its merits or demerits.”

“Nobody in power dared a debate on the merits and demerits of computerisation in a vast country with millions and millions of unemployed youth.”

“Whatever the merits or demerits of any of these policies, the liberal label would never fit if the word still meant what it once meant.”