"recognise merit" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to acknowledge or give credit to someone for their achievements or qualities. It can be used in both formal and informal contexts. Example: The company's new policy aims to recognise merit and promote employees based on their performance rather than seniority.
Thousands of honours are awarded each year - at New Year and the Queen's official birthday in June - to recognise "merit, gallantry and service", with recipients nominated by an individual or organisation, or a government department.
It is hoped that other educators, believing that their assessment is a reflection of the intended outcomes, might recognise merit in rewarding students for consistent achievement.
Honours in Britain these days are a muddle, recognising merit often, but also rewarding political cronies, timeservers, and, of course, generous contributors to party funds.
It is concluded, scientific debate needs to move beyond the dialectic of quantitative vs qualitative research to recognise the merit of a variety of different approaches.
"It says a lot about the artistic parameters of the festival committee that they recognise artistic merit in what some would call a lowly horror film".
The time when the entertainment industry learned to recognise the merit of an independently produced, gay coming-of-age drama with a mostly African-American cast over the self-flattering charms of a Hollywood-celebrating Hollywood musical?
He even called one of his children Amadeus in an attempt to bring him closer to Mozart, but it is only recently that he has begun to recognise the merit of his string writing.
Author Ian Inglis writes that the lyrics recognise the merit in all faiths, as Harrison sings that the key to any religion is to "open up your heart".
So hats off to the Guardian award for recognising her merit early on.
"I recognised its merit," he says, "and I supported the move to get it on air, but I was not 100% behind it.
Though many legislators were reluctant to introduce new restrictions, most seemed to recognise the merits of tightening the ones that already exist, such as more thorough background checks for gun buyers, with better screening for those with mental illness.
