That remedy comes from economics so the discipline is not without merit.

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The government wariness of for-profit colleges is not without merit, as dropout rates and student loan default rates among their graduates are far higher than at traditional universities.

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"It is not an argument without some merit, " says Stein.

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The solicitor advocate told Lord Doherty that it was Mr Ronald's position that the case was not, as the defenders' suggested, entirely without merit.

BBC: Marshall Ronald