Sentences with phrase «by merit»

It effectively leads to outcomes being determined not by the merits of a case, but rather by the cost of litigation.

Finally Young argued some things should never be distributed by merit, such as healthcare, protection by the police and education.

S o is this the rise of punishment by merit?

Teacher tenure has been replaced by a merit - based system that rewards long - term contracts to the top 25 percent of teachers, and shorter contracts to everyone else.

Works will be chosen by the merit of the individual works, and also by their interplay with surround pieces.

You can not see enemy placement unless they are directly visible from your vantage point, or by the merits of special intelligence provided by one of your team members.

Get up off your butts and work for it and be judged by your merits not the color of your skin.

If these new Catholics were properly catechized before their baptism or reception, they were also prepared for the Christian reality of failure, which the Church calls «sin:» they would have come to understand that every one of us lives by the divine mercy alone; that we are all «worthless servants» (Luke 17.10); and that we are, finally, saved by the merits of Jesus Christ alone.

He ensured that I was not cheated out by the exclusion of my name from the LL.B class at the Faculty of Law after my First University Examinations when I had qualified for placement on the programme by merit.

Lawyers with one year's post-qualification experience (PQE) at Hogan Lovells have their pay determined by a merit based pay model with broad salary bands.

And the board is here to help NSF support the best science as determined by merit review.»

Stepping into a straight - six BMW 7 - Series isn't a step down at all — it's a step into a special club where a company stands by the merits of an engine layout that's continually being threatened with extinction.

You think Wenger should be dealt with by his merits, not by how much he spends and you're waiting to decide.

but Paul killed christians, so there is no man who by merit attains what God gives as grace and mercy.

LifeWay needs to follow the Biblical example and judge the books by their merits in light of Scripture and not by the failings of the book's authors.

Had Abram been beforehand with God by any merit of works?

Some conservatives are not above signaling, in more or less overt ways, their belief that blacks can never pass [the test of achievement by merit], and that there is little point in the rest of society bearing guilt for blacks» failures.

«Companies have learned you don't judge a lawsuit by its merits,» Pell commented.

Presumably they won't be allowed to be hit, so the QB mobility aspect Frost likes will either not be displayed, our will look overpowered by merit of the defense note being able to hit them.

He wrote: «The phrase «golden skirts» is actually a correct definition, as no one will be able to tell if you're there by merit or by the basis that you are a woman and therefore are needed for the quota.»

They are in line for large pensions that they did not earn by merit and fitness, or what they are in line for pension wise is way above their earned grade.

He said the commission would continue to ensure that promotions in the Nigeria Police Force are regular and guided by merit, seniority and availability of vacancies.

It is also possible that, under A.V., swings could start to vary between seats even more than was the case on 6 May, if voters start to set even more store by the merits of individual candidates when allocating their preferences.

It's only by the merit of Chris and Jonathan Nolan's superbly tight screenplay that he didn't steal the show completely.

It's no secret that, in the acting races, the Academy frequently bases their vote less on the performance at hand than the actor delivering it — one can point to any number of Oscar victories determined less by merit than by personal affection for an already rewarded star (let's say Michael Caine in «The Cider House Rules») or industry guilt over an under - rewarded one (most recently, Alan Arkin in «Little Miss Sunshine»).

In doing so, they will advance the interest of the median teacher, favoring a leveling of salary scales instead of differentiation by merit.

Though most teachers chose to participate, and the success rates for certification were quite high, some expressed criticisms that echoed issues often raised by merit pay critics: for example, that three classroom visits (some of them prearranged) were inadequate for evaluating teaching performance objectively and that separating the staff into levels strained relations among teachers and hurt morale.

«We find that aggregating results from multiple studies across different cultural, economic and political contexts suggests that incentive pay, as argued by merit pay advocates, offers a promising strategy,» the Vanderbilt study concludes.

Jann Spallina, a teacher in Modesto, Calif., is frustrated by merit pay.

Superintendents may be committed to increasing teacher pay, but it's never a simple matter to find the money, define criteria that will trigger an increase, and decide whether salaries can and should be differentiated by merit or specialty.

These initiatives were identified as a direct result of a series of studies, including one issued by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) in September 1997.

It either didn't meet the compressed economics of a magazine or it didn't give value on the bookstore shelf by merit of its heft.

Some arguments could be make against us: it's an evidence that what's used to be for a long time, a few authors at the top of the industry, the only ones to have the right (not always by merit, but rather because they were chosen by publishers) to have their books visible, was highly detrimental for the rest of us.

And though many of these boxes are pretty good, simply by merit of containing crazy Japanese candies, Japan Crate has remained the box to beat.

More recently, she was awarded an Inaugural Residency Program in 2015 - 16 with THE Cre.ae.tive ROOM in Chicago, IL, followed by a Merit Scholarship to Ox - Bow School of Arts & Residencies for Summer 2016 in Saugatuck, MI.

It is my firm belief that the climate debate will ultimately be decided by the merits of the most logical case, not by the demerits of the alternatives or by personalisation of the discourse and advocacy.

But whilst it's great that some big brands are being attracted by the merits of the Northern Powerhouse, Glaisyers is focusing on the foundation of the northern business sector, SMEs and owner managed businesses.

Joint campaigning by merit retention candidates, as authorized under Section 7C (2), is not a prohibited public endorsement of another candidate under Section 7A (1)(b).

An example of this misunderstanding was provided by one government department which responded to my request for information that it «does not utilise any identified selection criteria in general recruitment, as all positions are filled by merit - based selection processes».

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But Yanssens is basing this on the LaCrosse's utter serenity and comfort — and judging by that merit, the LaCrosse becomes a car with priorities that are set in stone.

«He ensured that I was not cheated out by the exclusion of my name from the LLB class list at the Faculty of Law after my first university exams when I had qualified for placement on the programme by merit... His actions almost 43 years ago contributed in no small measure to my position, my passion for the defence of truth, fairness, integrity, transparency and merit in public life, and he must be publicly acknowledged for once.»