Other food sensitivity tests of dubious merit include kinesiology (muscle testing), hair analysis and stool tests.

Their latest disappointment brought them a minor traffic accident en route to the ground and a point of dubious merit.

It pulled off a string of acquisitions of dubious merit, which inflated the debt pile but delivered little profit, often leading to writedowns.

Countries pursuing foreign wars of dubious merit or which have little chance of success have often been accused of adventurism by opponents.

There are those who would say this was the best time to visit, before the dubious merits of the 'fifth worst city on the globe' could be seen clearly.