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"having some merit" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is typically used to describe something or someone that has some positive aspects or value, despite potential flaws or criticisms. Example: Despite its lengthy runtime, the novel has some merit in its complex character development and thought-provoking themes.
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Among the main problems raised by the lawyers were that sitting Cambodian government ministers refused to reply with court summonses, a complaint described by Clair Duffy, a tribunal monitor for the Open Society Justice Initiative, as having "some merit," according to the Phnom Penh Post story.
When I spoke to Sporting's Jimmy Neilsen in the wake of the bruising encounter against RSL that they'd controversially shaded in stoppage time last month, he insisted that Sporting had "tried to play some more soccer this year" and that their reputation as a physical side, while having some merit, was not wholly representative.
At this point, there are no gold standard measures, with most measures having some merit.
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The distributed allocation, although having some merits, has some drawbacks.
Such accusations have some merit.
Each of these points has some merit.
Their arguments also have some merit.
The first objection had some merit.
However depressing his analysis, it has some merit.
Each of those theories probably has some merit.
The policy initiative aimed at Iran has some merit.
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