'are meritorious' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe people or actions that are deserving of reward or praise. Example sentence: Her academic achievements are meritorious and should be rewarded.
"We do not believe Ambac's claims are meritorious and intend to defend Bear vigorously," said Jennifer Zuccarelli, a JPMorgan spokeswoman.
DANIEL NEWSOME New York, March 8 , 2012To the Editor: Charles Murray's suggestions are meritorious on other grounds, but they will not likely narrow the class divide.
The projects are not meant to be substitutes for the stadium; they are meritorious in themselves, both in their purpose and in the thousands of construction jobs they will create for young people.
Though many of the suggestions expressed in these letters are meritorious and would most certainly improve the 12th-grade experience, it is doubtful that they can be expanded to incorporate all of the nation's 12th-graders.
But it is equally idiotic to argue, as a fair few conservatives seem to, that tough-minded policies are meritorious simply because they are tough-minded.Own goalA pointed objection to George Bush's policies is not just that they crossed a moral line but that they crossed it to no purpose.
But Arnauld, like Augustine, Aquinas, and Jansen, also held that actions are meritorious only if they are free.
It's not a sign that the case is meritorious".
Teri Mills's proposed solution for the current nurse shortage ("America's Nurse," Op-Ed, May 20) is meritorious but insufficient.
The court of appeal held that they had no doubt that many of the claims were meritorious and would be successful if litigated.
To do this, the report said, the team used "aggressive legal strategies" to "defeat and discourage lawsuits, even though diocesan officials knew they were meritorious".
To the Editor: I agree with Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, that saving and fixing up old houses is meritorious.
