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The phrase "arguable merit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the validity or worthiness of a claim, idea, or argument that is open to debate.
Example: "The proposal has arguable merit, but further analysis is needed to determine its feasibility."
Alternatives: "debatable value" or "questionable worth."
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A three-judge panel of the court concluded unanimously that they "doubt that protecting a party's day in court, when he has an appeal of arguable merit, is contrary to the public interest".
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Whatever the variable and arguable comedic merit of his compositions the pure stand-up element to Minchin's act has always been considered the most suspect.
We all binge-watch, and we're all happy to soothe our consciences with the arguable artistic merits of the shows we're gobbling up, or even by celebrating our taste in trash TV as a sign that we're down-to-earth.
However arguable the individual merits of these movies may be, the bravery of her participation in them is hard to deny.
On the other hand, if it finds any of the legal points arguable on their merits (and therefore not frivolous) it must, prior to decision, afford the indigent the assistance of counsel to argue the appeal.
Simply put, Mr. Snyder cannot demonstrate that it is even arguable he can succeed on the merits of his current claims, much less that he is, as the Anti-SLAPP Act requires, likely to do so.
It's arguable that some of the literary prizes exist to reward merit without the taint of commercial exploitation – the James Tait Black memorial prize, for example.
As to the merits of this case: While it is certainly arguable that NBC's invitation-disinvitation of Kucinich will not win any award for graceful-ness, the network, in my opinion, lurched to the correct decision.
Both questions are arguable.
But that is arguable.
That's arguable.
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