The phrase "benefit merits" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts discussing the advantages or value of something, but it is better to clarify the intended meaning.
Example: "The benefit merits further investigation to understand its full impact on the community."
Alternatives: "benefit justifies" or "benefit warrants".
"Some countries have decided the economic benefits merit making the switch".
Such improvements, which favor agricultural sustainability by bringing economic and environmental benefits, merit further investigation.
Does showing concern about the overall impact of extended benefits merit this thuggish dismissal?
Computer-assisted resilience training in healthcare workers appears to be of significant benefit and merits further study under pandemic conditions.
Thus, the use of low dose gemcitabine at the time of diagnosis or in high risk groups may have benefit and merits further investigation.
Even before this latest news, many physicians recommended against giving Aricept, Reminyl, Exelon and Tacrine — which all act similarly — to Alzheimer's patients because they believed that the drugs did not provide enough benefit to merit their expense or risks.
Due to the low moisture deficits experienced in Manitoba, primarily dryland crops such as cereals and oilseed, which are also lower value crops, often do not provide enough financial benefit to merit irrigation (Gaia Consulting Limited 2007).
For the first time, this crash and restore exercise has finally enabled me to properly review the benefits and merits of both the Linux OS and the Apple (Mac) OS X against the Windows XP and Vista platforms but only because I can now run similar, familiar applications across all of these major OS'es and because I can access all of my email, calendar and documents online.
The first cohort of "all-PharmD students" graduated in March 2015, so the benefit or merit of this transition in terms of both education and services might not be clearly visible at the time of this study (2013).
Most of the new benefits are merit-based and intended for people staying at the firm.
