artistic merit

collocation in English

meaningsofartisticandmerit

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artistic
adjective
uk
/ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/us
/ɑːrˈtɪs.tɪk/
relating ...
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merit
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmer.ɪt/us
/ˈmer.ɪt/
formal
the quality of being good and ...
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(Definition ofartisticandmeritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofartistic merit

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Butartisticmerit, to all appearances, is not.
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Prizes were withheld from plays with controversial content despite obviousartisticmerit.
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Social agents whose main resource is cultural capital are likely to favour evaluative standards based onartisticmerit.
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In the 1990s, the field of popular music remained structured by the competing principles ofartisticmeritand commercial success.
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The ideal of 'artisticmerit' embodied the value of the 'rightness' of musical taste.
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Furthermore, due to such technical volatility, works are hard to judge since it is nearly impossible to separate the listener's impression of the technological implementation and the creation'sartisticmerit.
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It neither has anyartisticmerit, nor does it convey anything of the man or of what he did.
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We seeartisticmeritin the articles that we design every day.
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I believe that it is essential that the allocation of specific grants and judgments ofartisticmeritshould continue to be taken at arm's-length.
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Theartisticmeritof particular marks is something which is cherished by people both inside and outside the trade.
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All these costs are a tremendous burden on those who own works ofartisticmerit.
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This question of town planning is not simply one ofartisticmerit.
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Aesthetic design is judged on eye appeal, notartisticmerit, for 15 years from its first launch date.
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Who is going to be the judge ofartisticmerit?
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I think science andartisticmeritare matters where evidence of experts has always been admissible.
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It is this borderline of literary orartisticmeritwhich means so much.
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We should not forget that film production is an industry, although many films (including some which achieved high box office receipts) have considerableartisticmerit.
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Some, however, is lacking in technical quality and often, frankly, inartisticmerit.
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It is not saying that if a good play meets the criteria onartisticmeritit will not be a worthy recipient of support.
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