The warm reception that greeted the design was due only partly to its intrinsic merits.

These teachings, as facts in nature, rest on their own intrinsic merit.

But I refuse to believe that he can singlehandedly close a show or keep another running regardless of its intrinsic merit.

In developing a strategy for corporate support, they need to make a case based on the intrinsic merits and social value of their programs.

Some matters are no doubt decided only by reference to their intrinsic merits, others on purely political grounds.

You have to find "different ways of talking about a book that go beyond its intrinsic merit."

This results, in part, from a belief in the intrinsic merits of increased independence.

In other words, look at these claims and critically analyze their intrinsic merits.

Aside from its intrinsic merits, the movie could not have been better timed.

We're not cutting the deficit just because experts say it's the thing to do, or because it has some intrinsic merit.