Sentence examples for it could merit from inspiring English sources

Downing Street did not confirm reports that the prime minister had ordered top officials to examine the planned takeover of Unilever to see if it could merit government intervention.

Each of these hypotheses could merit its own article.

Representative Billy Tauzin, Republican of Louisiana and chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has been investigating Enron's collapse, said that the destruction could merit criminal charges if it was done to obstruct inquiries into the matter.

IN a world awash in olive oil, it is hard to imagine a new one that could merit singling out.

Stephen Walt is a bit less hyperbolic, but he agrees that terrorism simply isn't the kind of danger that could merit the level of response America devotes to it.

It wasn't only because the stadium was packed with stars that could merit their own sold-out show -- including Spike Lee, Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Drake, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dianna Agron and the whole Kardashian lot.

For its part, the landmarks commission sees a lot that could merit landmark status.

It does not identify specific vulnerable groups (say clients of female sex workers, which could merit more weight in the allocation of resources), mechanisms improving resource distribution, or access to care within the provinces [ 19].

What goals could merit such a journey?

Bunting's grammar alone could merit a book.

But they said China had taken steps that they had determined could merit a more punitive U.S. response.