Sentences with phrase «than merit»

If he had made his decision based upon his religious beliefs (Or those of another) rather than the merits of the case then he would be in the wrong, absolutely.

People might thus be nominated as High Representative on qualities different than merit, problematic because it is a post that needs very specific qualifications.

Millions of teachers work every day in one of the hardest jobs in our society, a profession too often regarded with far less respect than it merits.

I can't think of a less likely subject for a newspaper editorial than the merits of LC Classification systems.

But here I am just arguing the politics of it, rather than the merits of the policy.

Charter school leaders have recently voiced concerns that something other than the merits of a prospective charter operator's application is driving the district's denial recommendations.

Over pizza at New York's Eataly, Coneybeer discussed what's exciting him now in the tech sector and why some technology trends, like wearable smart devices, seem like they're getting more attention than they merit.

Career ladders are nothing more than a merit pay scheme with a different name.

Let's go over the first McIntyre accusation in the Bradley Copies Fritts post in much more detail than it merits.

The recent dismissal of that lawsuit was based on other reasons than the merit of Apple's infringement claims.

The regime treated atheism as a state religion to be forced on its citizens, and the abuses that resulted are more a reflection on the wisdom of the Second Amendment than the merits of atheism itself.

A few of the mid-major leagues award automatic bids to their conference champs (the MWC champ gets dibs on Vegas, and the C - USA champ gets its pick from among league ties, for example), and some leagues like the ACC have rules that prevent teams from jumping too far out of the standings order, but otherwise, this is more about money than merit.

Even his belated election to the Hall of Fame in 1975 was regarded by many fans as having more to do with sentiment than merit, for he squeaked in by only one vote in his 15th and final year of eligibility.

Though he famously feuds with de Blasio (and some believe Cuomo's positioning is driven more by spite than the merits of policy), the simple fact of the governor's involvement is, nevertheless, striking.

Who becomes our politicians, lobbyists or journalists is still determined more by privilege than merit, and too many are too eager to pull up the educational drawbridge behind them.

Like Boles, Stein, and others, Anderman believes higher salaries across the board for teachers would be more useful than merit pay, as would better teacher preparatory programs, mentoring, and other ongoing supports.

Public - opinion surveys suggest that the proposal — which ties hiring, firing, and transfer decisions to teacher effectiveness, while still giving some consideration to seniority — may be more popular than the merit - pay or school - voucher proposals.

«n its recent review of the IPCC, the InterAcademy Council (IAC)-- an umbrella group for the world's science academies — highlighted a case in the 2007 assessment where studies projecting rapidly declining crop yields in Africa were given more weight than they merited, in the absence of supporting evidence.

As I've said in half a dozen interviews on the business channels and the press, this has been a huge distraction for RIM, a settlement that was much larger than the merits, and a demonstration that the USPTO and the jurisprudence on the application of injunction tests to patents is grossly disfunctional.

Although the judge ruled on procedural grounds rather than the merits of the law, the decision gives hope to union organizers such as Andrea Jokisaari, a Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who has been active in the years - long effort to organize the campus's research assistants, The Chronicle» s Vimal Patel notes in another article.

Last month, to far (FAR) less attention than it merited, the House of Representatives (facing an Administration veto threat) passed the 21st Century Green High - Performing Public School Facilities Act with $ 20 billion for greening public schools across the nation.

- The sportsman exhibitor declines to enter or exhibit under a judge where it might reasonably appear that the judge's placements could be based on something other than the merits of the dogs.

I am not saying that this oil would be bad, but just as a matter of principle I try not to support businesses which attempt to sell their products based on deception rather than the merit of the product.

Wasn't given game time against Swansea but like Rooney, will likely be brought back into the fold, though for the Colombian will be through necessity rather than merit.

The new, open - ended contracts promised by the law represent a nontraditional route to stable employment in France, one that bypasses nationwide competitions and is based on seniority rather than merit.

The perception at the time was that «promotions and funding were often awarded on the basis of connections rather than merit, providing mediocre and unproductive professors with jobs for life while pushing many of the country's brightest minds abroad,» Allesina said.

It is used to describe a process that (they feel) operates on influence, opinion, and conflicted interest rather than merit, honesty, integrity — and data.

A Sanders spokesman, Michael Briggs, said at the time that LCV's decision was made «on something other than merit.»

It's unfortunately similar to a «meat market» where you are judged on your looks rather than your merit

Even the application process was criticized for emphasizing, as the Christian Science Monitor reported, «cunning and endurance... rather than merit.»

I believe all teachers would choose support services for their students and classrooms as a job «incentive» rather than merit - based pay.

The Pilot, which formerly sold on its reputation more than its merits, vaults to the head of the three - row crossover class.

Often, when they actually decide to invest, it seems like their decision may just boil down to the persuasiveness of the «tipper», rather than the merits of the actual stock thesis!

It is an insult to be included on the basis of having a uterus rather than merit.

Thus, the matter was effectively disposed of on the Procrustean bed of space limitations, rather than the merit or lack of merit of our arguments.

Accordingly, the Code applies to persons who are treated unequally on the basis of personal immutable characteristics (rather than their merits) corresponding to the enumerated grounds (such as black, gay or older people) and are denied certain goods or full participation in economic, social, political and cultural lives.

So to summarize, judges define «undue hardship» differently; they use different undue hardship tests; and when undue hardship is found, relief is often dependent upon judicial philosophy rather than the merits of the case.

The court was clear too that a statutory review is grounded in a judicial review test rather than a merits - based assessment, and that ordinary Wednesbury principles would apply.

The House of Lords Select Committee report in 2009 on Referendums in the UK heard expert evidence that advisory referendums were less likely to be taken seriously and more open to voting for reasons other than the merits of the question (see paras. 190 — 92).

In particular, it is of note that these cases focus on shortcomings in the decision - making process rather than the merit or otherwise of cuts in services.

In that study, Sanders suggested that minorities were not succeeding at large firms because firms hired them based on racial preference rather than merit.

Unfortunately, some well - heeled companies use this reality to their advantage in both their regular business dealings and in structuring their legal strategy with the goal of driving results that reflect the disparity in resources between the parties rather than their merits.

Otherwise we're going to have a lot of motions and appeals over the periphery of the case rather than the merits of the case.