Rather than conspicuous literary merit, the chief scholarly value of the Ormulum derives from Orm's idiosyncratic orthographical system (Treharne 2000, p. 273).

It recognizes "conspicuous merit and exceptional service by members of the Canadian Forces."

The Victoria Medal (1902) for "conspicuous merit in research in Geography"

The University of London awards honorary degrees to those of conspicuous merit, outstanding in their field, or those who have given exceptional service to the university.

On 25 June 1861, Queen Victoria issued a proclamation creating "The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India" to "reward conspicuous merit and loyalty"

It is awarded "for conspicuous merit in research in geography" and has been given since 1902.

The story now to be introduced, and another, chanced to be in kinder custody at the time, and thus, by no conspicuous merits of their own, escaped destruction.

Party feeling, strong enough to carry on its back a man without conspicuous positive merits is not always enough to procure forgiveness for a man without positive faults.

For New York's indoor track season, which opened and closed with two meets three weeks apart, Mark Everett was the athlete of most conspicuous merit.

But the Dayton agreement had one conspicuous merit: it stopped the killing that had taken about 200,000 lives.