Sentences with phrase «own merits»

Mustard gas and the machine gun would become the hallmarks of a protracted war so brutal that many expected it to be history's last major conflict, a cataclysm that would make war appear too mutually destructive to merit a place in the modern world.

There can be great merit in a listening tour (IRL or virtual), so long as it's treated not as a feel - good photo op, but rather as an executive responsibility, with all the complexity that entails.

AI experts say the idea has merit but also point out that assistants will always work better when connected to the Internet, where they can draw on massive processing and data resources in real time.

With an anxiety disorder, you feel general anxiety about life events even when that level of anxiety wouldn't seem merited by others.

Cal - OSHA is required to investigate any claims that are made, regardless of whether they have merit or are baseless (as we believe these are), and we always provide our full cooperation.

In his 68 - page finding, Chen was careful to note that saying the plaintiffs constitute a class — one that potentially now includes a majority of Uber's 160,000 U.S. - based drivers — doesn't say anything about whether those plaintiffs have justice on their side when it comes to the merit of their suit.

Panelists at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference weigh the merits of a more globalized health care system.

Critics point to her lack of a trip to Wisconsin following the party conventions as proof that she did not take the idea of potentially losing those crucial states seriously, but Clinton said that idea is without merit, saying «we didn't ignore those states.»

CONVINCING Australia about the merits of what's potentially the world's smallest and smartest kitchen appliance has been no mean feat - but the mother - daughter team that has made Thermomix a household

He also received two merit citations, one of which was for helping to catch a man dubbed the «ski mask rapist» in 1981.

The two - page document, marked «Top Secret,» mentions a draft decision paper that focuses on the «relative merits of retaining [deleted in document] as a high - priority secret national security installation versus the merits of the NASA belief that there would be domestic and foreign problems created by withholding the photograph.»

But Canadian promoters are never quite sure their country is a winner on its own merits.

This is yet another example of a lazy policy that avoids the hard and necessary work of evaluating each individual objectively, based on his or her merits.

«The long - term positive effects of tax reform and less extreme regulation is not being given the merit it deserves,» wrote Richard I. Sichel, senior investment strategist at Philadelphia Trust.

Eight months earlier, when a Conservative member of the House of Commons finance committee asked him to comment on the merits of a balanced budget, Poloz demurred.

«It's patently obvious there is no merit to this lawsuit,» a Tesla spokesman told Reuters in an email.

Both options have huge merits and significant possible drawbacks, so most folks respond with hand - wringing, misery, and dread.

To help producers share information, they've started an open - source project and wiki page where farmers trade tips on selecting the best crickets for breeding and debate the merits of «gut - loading» insects with foods like apples and honey to give them a sweeter finish.

There are always people who want to take the conversation down the merit road, but the focus should really be on the incredible number of qualified women out there.

Indeed, there is a robust debate about merits of the policy.

The last thing he wants is to have to spend the next few years publicly defending legislation that takes away health insurance from tens of millions of Americans and raises the premiums for tens of millions more (whether he believes in the merits of that legislation or not).

Recommendations by extroverted participants for their team members didn't vary on a person's personality, and awarded evaluations and bonuses based on merit.

Should we start with an evaluation of the merits of carried interest, perhaps?»

«They were small, nimble and adventurous in their thinking, and they appreciated the artistic merit of an interesting label,» Tolley explains.

Instead of spending hours debating the merits of eyeliner options in - store, Sephora customers can narrow their choices from home and streamline the shopping process.

Lane kept up that effort, saying that governments must put a greater emphasis on retraining and lifelong learning or risk a public backlash against the merits of freer trade.

Artificial intelligence might still be in its early days, but the rate of improvement is likely to grow even faster, so there's merit in taking precautions now.

When she first started talking about how the school needed to become more diverse, she says, «I was surprised to find out the meme around Harvey Mudd was that we are a merit - based institution and bringing in more women or people of color would mean lowering our standards.»

Tesla tried to downplay the investigation, saying in a statement that» Cal - OSHA is required to investigate any claims that are made, regardless of whether they have merit or are baseless (as we believe these are), and we always provide our full cooperation.»

But Larry Downes, project director at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy (GCBPP), an economic policy think tank, certainly thinks the case has merit.

Negative reaction aside, Tim Burton's 2010 update of «Alice in Wonderland» nevertheless grossed over $ 1 billion worldwide, which was enough to merit a sequel.

The chipmaker stocks, having benefited from buzz around certain tech developments, will now be judged on their individual merits, said Bapis.

The Bank of Canada said nothing in public about the possible merits of deficit spending as it twice cut its benchmark interest rate last year to offset the collapse of oil prices.

The issue that critics like to trot out is «merit,» and I think merit is a very convenient safety blanket to defend the status quo — especially if your board looks the same as it did 30 years ago.

However, cultures that permit judging a person by anything other than their abilities and merits can stymy growth or even bring down a company.

After realizing his own low - sugar treat had merit, the former lawyer decided to switch from his frozen Greek yogurt hybrid to something he noticed didn't currently exist in the market: an all - natural, low - calorie, low - sugar ice cream.

What merits this kind of truce is live content with a best - before date, stuff like hockey games and soccer matches that fans can't wait to see.

«When we examine market collapses across history, the common feature is that both investment merit and speculative merit are absent,» Hussman wrote in a recent blog post.

The experience of fellow sailors caught in rougher waters caused Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz to rethink the merits of negative interest rates.

«It's patently obvious there is no merit to this lawsuit,» a Tesla spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

Resources allocated to the CPP will be unavailable for other priorities, some of which arguably merit a higher ranking.

In effect, it's a chicken - or - the - egg thing: Has the company achieved its status on its own merits, or has its rise been fueled by the media?

«While each issue has merit, we believe investors are under - estimating the market's potential upside, and over-estimating risks,» said Jonathan Golub, Credit Suisse's chief U.S. equity strategist.

Square acknowledged that it had taken a small hit on Bitcoin, though not enough to merit recording an impairment charge: «Losses on Bitcoin for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were insignificant,» the company wrote in the report.

In some instances, training can help improve troublesome behavior, but there are some issues that merit more immediate action.

«Wellesley teaches that we will be rewarded on the basis of our own merit, not on that of a spouse,» the students said in a petition.

But when that gain vaults you straight to number 15 on the list, it merits a closer look.

«The lawsuit is completely without merit and riddled with lies and false allegations.

That's if the U.S. International Trade Commission finds in March that the case has enough merit to proceed.

However, rather than compete for market share on the merits or fulfill its statutory obligation to enable competitors to practice its invention after its patents expired, Green Mountain has abused its dominance in the brewer market by coercing business partners at every level of the K - Cup distribution system to enter into anticompetitive agreements intended to unlawfully maintain Green Mountain's monopoly over the markets in which K - Cups are sold.