relative merit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeandmerit
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relative
adjective
uk/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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merit
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈmer.ɪt/us/ˈmer.ɪt/
formal
the quality of being good and ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandmeritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofrelative merit
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The book finishes with three chapters intended to help the reader assess therelativemeritof the competing accounts.
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An assessment of therelativemeritof the anterior/posterior or the lateral tattoos in determining the isocentre position in the superior-inferior (cranio-caudal) plane is presented.
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The theoretical model and complex software system described here are not in themselves results that are able to be quantifiably judged as to theirrelativemerit.
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Views ofrelativemeritwill, as we all know, be subject to continuing change.
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Concern has grown about therelativemeritof such ring-fenced initiatives.
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In addition, until more is known about therelativemerit, location, condition and scale of historic gardens, it would be premature to consider powers for grant assistance.
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Of course the final guide will be the consumer's own eye, but this does not mean that grading information will not give her an indication ofrelativemerit.
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In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indicate itsrelativemerit.
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Economists debate therelativemeritof tax cuts vs. spending increases as economic stimulus.
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Yudhisthira and the snake then discuss therelativemeritof four virtues (charity, kind speech, truthfulness and unenviousness), which virtue is better than the other?
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Such costs could be quantitatively important in assessing the relative merits of any move to risk-based premiums with in-built subsidies.
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The relative merits of conducting further research on the species or attempting to remove the species from the island, are considered.
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On the other hand, if it is mature, it is easier to determine its relative merits but it is more expensive.
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Of particular interest are sections where the relative merits of using alien inoculants as opposed to local isolates or in field manipulation are debated.
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How do we assess in this context the relative merits of consolidation and fragmentation?
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The ' no negative evidence ' assumption could therefore never function as an evaluation metric for assessing the relative merits of one account over another.
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It concluded that the relative merits of different alternating pressure devices for pressure prevention and treatment were unclear.
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Throughout the 1820s arguments raged over the relative merits of an abstract, analytical view of mathematics and a conceptually oriented, geometrical one.
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The relative merits of anomaloscope matches and colour discrimination tests in assessing loss of chromatic sensitivity.
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