Roleset merit.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "be worthy of":

Roles:

Arg0:thing worthy


Arg1:thing worthy of

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


simple (-)
So-called living-benefits provisions also merit a close inspection.
Arg0:	So-called living-benefits provisions
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	merit
Arg1:	a close inspection

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


complicated by qualifier (-)
So far, Mrs. Hills hasn't deemed any cases bad enough *trace* to merit an accelerated investigation under the so-called special 301 provision of the act.
Arg0:	*trace* -> any cases
REL:	merit
Arg1:	an accelerated investigation

The 'bad enough' is another predicate in the sentence--fortunately one which we can leave aside for the time being.