| In the paper, she highlighted various merits and demerits of the mechanically operated automatic toothbrush as against the manually operated one. |
| The starting point of discussion is in the context of a broader discussion on the merits and demerits of the national tax system. |
| There are heated arguments about the merits and demerits of studying with the television set turned on, especially when it is examination time. |
| 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. |
| Nobody in power dared a debate on the merits and demerits of computerisation in a vast country with millions and millions of unemployed youth. |
| Regardless of the intent of some, the proposal should be judged only on its merits or demerits. |
