The phrase "a clear merit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific advantage or benefit that is easily identifiable or understandable.
Example: "One clear merit of this approach is its ability to streamline the workflow and increase efficiency."
Alternatives: "a distinct advantage" or "an obvious benefit".
It has a clear, merit-based career structure, and presidential encouragement.
Unlike the preposterous Champions Series, to which it ostensibly provides a climax, there is clear merit in the showcase card inaugurated at Ascot last year.
However, combining the two approaches has clear merit, a point which we have emphasised.
The Scottish government's Fiscal Commission, in October 2013, said there was "clear merit" in an independent Scotland setting up two oil funds - a short-term "stabilisation" fund to buffer the effects of volatility in the oil market, and a long-term savings fund to ensure future generations benefited from the wealth.
Besides all the points that Richard Rothstein noted, a clear reason merit pay for teachers should not be based on test scores was the debacle of discovering last year that some New York City teachers had helped their students cheat on tests.
Clear merit inheres in such an incremental approach, yet its true potential is likely to be realized only when such data-driven, bottom-up approaches are combined with top-down, model-driven approaches to generate new medically relevant knowledge.
The man from Worksop has never been the type to shout and bawl but a record of nine Ryder Cup playing appearances has clear merit.
On hard, fast grounds the selection of Justin Tipuric has clear merit, leaving Chris Robshaw, Tom Wood, Kelly Brown, Ryan Jones and Peter O'Mahony all potentially scrapping over the last back-row place.
These ideas have clear merit.
"These opportunities are challenging as a standalone public company, and there are clear merits to exploring a path to take the company private in order to maximize the company's long-term performance, deliver superior value to all stockholders, and bolster a critical contributor to American technology".
