Sentence examples for as much merit from inspiring English sources

Counterattacking football, for example, has just as much merit.

That turned out to have as much merit as his stubborn insistence that the administration's ethics haven't been slicked by Big Oil.

"Ms. Rice's foolish letter has about as much merit as her stated desire to 'not bicker publicly.' Instead of complaining about the truth, maybe Ms. Rice should be more worried about the fact that everyone totally understood the reference I made and applauded it loudly".

A promise to never again believe has as much merit as lower taxes for everyone and universal health care by opening day.

Although dudehood seems to be conferred nowadays for durability as much as for merit, comparisons needn't be invidious.

Art history as much as intrinsic merit helped Tiepolo's modello set a world auction record for the Venetian master at a very generous $5.9 million.

To today's eye, the straightforward linear simplicity and the rhythmic schemes created as borders have much merit.

China has produced other respected conductors, like Muhai Tang and Xian Zhang, but they are either working overseas or have struggled to lead at home, where politics often matters as much as artistic merit.

Two inventors can hatch the same idea, just as two magicians can perform the same trick, but only one is likely to be remembered and rewarded, and his victory may depend on cunning, dirty tricks and luck as much as on merit.

The investigation into hiring practices of JP Morgan and other major Western banks, on the other hand, reveals that foreign companies wishing to do business in China have also been willing to consider the background of applicants, sometimes just as much as their merit.

It is a case that is based on the realpolitik of international relations as much as the merits of the agreement.