Which preposition to use with demerits

of Occurrences 44%

Its merits are manifold and do not require statement; but they have blinded us to the demerits of excessive organization.

against Occurrences 3%

" "Could we?" quivered Hallam, who, with few demerits against him, felt inclined to take a chance.

in Occurrences 3%

The chauffeur's sole demerit in the eyes of the others was his tremendous egotism.

with Occurrences 2%

Sometimes, when moved by the novel he was reading, he would discuss its merits and demerits with the two women who sat by him in the quiet of the dim drawing-room, their work on their knees, thinking of him.

towards Occurrences 2%

About this time, the king had also the address to obtain a dispensation for the marriage of his third son, Geoffrey, with the heiress of Britany; a concession which, considering Henry's demerits towards the church, gave great scandal both to Becket, and to his zealous patron, the King of France.

from Occurrences 1%

Only this would I remind theethat none may be excluded from the Holy Catholic Church if he be not first excluded by his own demerits from Divine Grace.

between Occurrences 1%

" "We will not bandy his merits or his demerits between us.

for Occurrences 1%

, he now makes sensation a universal and essential property of matter (la pierre sent), declares the talk about the simplicity of the soul metaphysico-theological nonsense, calls the brain a self-playing instrument, ridicules self-esteem, shame, and repentance as the absurd folly of a being that imputes to itself merit or demerit for necessary actions, and recognizes no other immortality than that of posthumous fame.

Which preposition to use with  demerits