Sentence examples for comparative merit from inspiring English sources

Numerous conversations treat literary issues: the comparative merit of French poets, the proper method of letter-writing, the nature of artistic mimesis.

During the third Tamil sangam, the comparative merit of the poets was decided by letting the works float in the lotus tank of the temple.

Excuuuse me!" Soon they were bantering about the comparative merits of "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now".

But they abandon this relativism when arguing, say, the comparative merits of the early Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

People talk, Hensher goes on, about the comparative merits of the silver and golden jubilee fireworks, neither of which did it for him to the same degree.

In this film's world, pharmaceuticals routinely fill American cupboards; every cocktail party conversation is about the comparative merits of Zoloft and Lexapro.

At least the British public saw the comparative merits of Jess Ennis-Hill and Farah for what they were at the weekend.

In debating the comparative merits of Cumberbatch and Miller, who play Frankenstein and his creature on alternate nights, the only battle seems to be over which of them is more fabulous.

The only measure for the comparative merits of the leading catchers is an exceptionally crude one — the total measured against the number of innings in which they have fielded.

But the comparative merits of different orthopedic philosophies are secondary here: Mr. Reid's attention is focused on a meticulous deconstruction of the history and philosophy of the policy decisions behind them.

On horseback, the only place the teachers had any privacy, they weighed the comparative merits of the two men: Carpenter, a witty, intellectual risk-taker; Perry, handsome, steady, and more traditionally gallant.