But outside of that one feature, Cardona's theory lacked merit.

That's not to say that his points lack merit.

The report indicated that a high proportion of the claims lacked merit.

You are proceeding as though that hypothesis may lack merit.

This does not mean that all aspects of such studies lack merit.

Even so, he said he rejected "at least 95 percent" of all cases brought to him "because they lack merit."

So far, 235 misconduct investigations have been completed, of which 161, or about 68 percent, were found to lack merit.

Just because a measure has been around a while does not mean it lacks merit.

The most explosive testimony at the hearings was later shown to lack merit.

On second thought, I think perhaps your plan lacks merit.