weigh the merit
Frequency: 5.23.5 per million words
To carefully consider the value of something, often against its disadvantages.
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- Before making a decision, you should carefully weigh the merit of each option.
- The committee spent hours weighing the merits of the new policy.
- She needed to weigh the merit of his argument before responding.
- It's crucial to weigh the merits and drawbacks of every proposal.
- Have you had a chance to weigh the merit of their offer?
- If we don't weigh the merits properly, we might regret our choice.
- The judge will weigh the merit of the evidence presented.
- I always try to weigh the merits of a situation before acting impulsively.
- Let's weigh up the merits of both candidates thoroughly.
- They convened to weigh the merit of the research findings.