Sentences with phrase «there by merit»

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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 a report by the OECD published on March 16 indicated that there is still no global consensus on how best to proceed with the taxation of the digital economy or on the merits of an interim solution.

The CRTC noted that «there is merit to the arguments raised by Sun News regarding the barriers to entry when launching a national news service and that these barriers constitute a significant obstacle to the exchange of ideas.»

«Since there's no rule restricting the way we give options to people who are not executives or directors, we make those decisions on a case - by - case basis, based on a worker's seniority, merit, and importance to the company,» he says.

Still, there is emphatically no investment merit in long - term bonds, in the sense that by definition, a long - term investment in 10 - year Treasury securities will lock in a total return of less than 3.4 % over the coming decade.

For example, in my earlier short discussion on the Gospel of John, I lean towards some of the early chapters as having good merit, but then... we are given direct quotes of Jesus beginning in Chapter 14... by people that could not have been there....?

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

There were two main camps at the time: that represented by Jovinian, claiming that virgins, widows, and married women were all deserving of equal merit, and that represented by Jerome, which said that marriage was merely the lesser of two evils, rather than something positive in its own right.

My own preference is for number one simply because there are a number of thinkers whose ideas, though not directly influenced by the Chicago School or Whitehead and Hartshorne, yet bear such a striking family resemblance that they merit classification in the process school.

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.

one could argue there was no pretense or mistake in this war of inception rather than post deceptive wars we are forced to celebrate to this day by our leaders regardless of their merits as being «victimized» or aggressive acts of War (just).

In fact, to assert the opposite would itself be the worst form of ethnic chauvinism: the Bible makes it perfectly clear that there is nothing inherent in the Jews as a people or race by which they might have «merited» the election of God.

There is no need to debate the merits of the opposition's demands: Programs set up by Chávez are the only morally and politically correct option.

I am in basic agreement with Calvinists that there is no good work by which a person may earn or merit eternal life from God.

He is still working hard and brings a menace / threat just by being there — brings enough all - round play to merit selection.

IF, and it's a big IF, there were to be a hung Parliament next time around, far better that the LibDems (and I guess this applies to the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Dr. Dick Taylor too) act as kingmakers by voting for or against the government, whether it be Labour or Conservative, * on the merits of each individual piece of legislation * than propping up some of the most loathsome, reactionary policies this side of the self - styled moral crusaders from the ear of High Thatcherism.

These basic facts being established, there should be no insuperable difficulty in arriving at decisions on the Korean problem if the issues are resolved on their own merits, without being burdened by extraneous matters not directly related to Korea, such as Formosa or China's seat in the United Nations.

(3) Neither the Executive Committee nor the County Leader shall designate, nominate or propose any candidate for judicial offices which are to be elected county - wide in New York County, or which are to be proposed for appointment by the Mayor of the City of New York or by the Governor of the State of New York, exclusive of recommendations for interim appointment by the Mayor or the Governor, unless such candidate shall have been approved in that calendar year for such office by the independent panel., except that once a candidate for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court has been reported as highly qualified by at least two of the last four independent screening panels for that office, that candidate shall be considered as having been approved by the panel for such office during each of the four calendar years after the year in which the candidate shall have last achieved such status, (not counting a year in which there are no vacancies for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court other than a vacancy resulting from the expiration of the term of office of a justice eligible for and seeking re-election to that office, or a vacancy which has been filled by an interim Supreme Court justice seeking re-election who has been appointed by the Governor and who satisfies the requirements of sub-paragraph 4 (b), provided in each case that such justice has been determined by the independent panel to merit continuation in office), and such candidate shall not make application to the panel during any of such years unless the Committee on the Judiciary shall require the candidate to make such an application.

I believe there is already an ongoing action which will clarify the merits or otherwise of the legality of the removal of officers elected by the supreme body of the party, i.e..

As far as I can tell, there's nothing really earth - shattering in here, and it's not being unveiled with anything close to the bells and whistles of last week's Medicaid Redesign Team report, which merited a post-vote Red Room press conference by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The professional group felt that there was enough — though by no means conclusive — information about these specific mutations to merit letting patients know if they had tested positive for them.

There is something I really admired about the concept here: the decision to attempt to tell the story of the riots and by extension the story of Detroit and police on black violence, through this one seemingly atypical event, has merit.

Deja Vu lives up to its name a bit by being somewhat derivative of other recent science fiction thrillers, but it never cribs from any of them enough to merit labeling it as an out - and - out rip - off of any of them (there is a subtle 12 Monkeys vibe to the plot, even if the events are vastly different).

Lights Out by George Wolf While fright fans continue to argue about the merits of art house horror vs. torture porn, there is another option in 2016.

There are enough facts in this script by trio Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, and SNL scribe Emily Spivey to merit the billing, «based on a true story.»

A last - ditch attempt by the acclaimed thriller Wind River to detach itself during campaign season from its original distributor, the Weinstein Company, shows there are desperate hopes for the film to survive on its own merits.

Though, the fact that the film isn't entirely without obvious merit confuses things even further: Krauss is wryly brilliant as Krauss and delivers the film's biggest laugh with his Herzog - ian reasons for using a wheelchair; Gael Garcia Bernal has a great time as a lecherous member of Laura's delegation, spinning his suitcase with the sneering verve of a cartoon villain who twirls his mustache and gleefully acts smarmy before being felled by his own beleaguered bowels; Herzog's shots of Diablo Blanco, portrayed by Bolivia's real - life Uyuni salt flats, are among the most stunning in any film released this year; Shannon has fun in the impromptu photo shoot that takes place toward the end of the film; and as expected, there's a fascinating push and pull in the battle between human and nature at the heart of the film's central premise.

There's nothing special enough here to merit a recommendation, but those interested in the film or already fond of it should not be disappointed by this suitable platter.

Even in non-Common Core states, there are new demands on instruction called for by «college and career ready standards» that merit investigation.

«There have been waves of merit pay initiatives in the past, and every time someone recommends it anew, it's as if it's never been done before,» says Johnson, who recently coauthored Redesigning Teacher Pay: A System for the Next Generation of Educators, a book garnering much attention in the education world by advocating a radically different approach to teacher pay that encourages teacher career development through a four - tier system of promotion.

There's much to be said for an older philanthropic tradition in which the donor waits to be approached by someone who might have a plan, a project, or an idea with merit that never would have occurred to the people with money to give.

The poll provides strong evidence from a nationally representative sample that most Americans support merit pay for teachers, while teachers oppose the policy by a large margin; there is strong opposition among the public to teacher tenure, while teachers favor it; and teachers are significantly more opposed to the federal RttT program than the broader public.

By the way, there's a study out that says bonus or merit pay does not raise test scores - something Gates heartily supports - Is anyone surprised?

After this revelation, Brill concludes the book with his five recommendations, which include ending LIFO, merit pay for teachers with high value - added scores, saving money by replacing teacher pensions with 401 (K) s, and making teaching a temporary job rather than a life - long career «In a world where career changes are the norm... that may not mean that they stay for twenty or thirty years, but it should mean they are there for at least five or ten.»

While there is merit to this approach, at the heart of authentic teaching is deep student learning as a by - product.

If di Montezemolo recognised what Ferrari was missing by not being in the LMP1 mix when he dropped the flag yesterday, maybe he could see the merit in supporting a budget - capped F1 option, diverting some of the savings to a sports car programme, and trousering the change — of which there would surely be more than a little.

That's not to deny MS Rowlings work does stand on it's own merits, but I think that there are probably many authors of equal talent out there that have got nowhere as yet due to not being picked up by the right editor at the right time and marketed in the right way.

If there is anything that may properly be called happiness here below, I am persuaded it is the union of two persons who love each other with perfect liberty, who are united by a secret inclination, and satisfied with each other's merits.

There are three basic kinds of college - related aid: merit - based scholarships, grants determined by need and loans.

While there is merit to understanding the area in which you're investing, I believe that you're truly limiting your profitability potential by only considering a small geographic area.

It has been 10 years since the company succeeded this position from the previous president of Nintendo, Mr. Yamauchi, and I would like to know what advantages the company has had and what merits there will be for the company in the future by maintaining this position.

The point here is straightforward, but easily ignored: the conditions into which every game appears are set by the games that are already being played, and when this isn't taken into account, there is a tendency to produce games that — whatever their merits — acquire no audience because they are either too hard to learn or do not offer an imaginative fantasy players will pay for.

Leaving aside the question of why Piper chose this late date to register her objections [iii], is there merit to her claim that African American artists would be better served by inclusion in «multi-ethnic exhibitions»?

Leaving aside the question of why Piper chose this late date to register her objections [3], is there merit to her claim that African American artists would be better served by inclusion in «multi-ethnic exhibitions»?

Being that the endurance of a man's active political life and his legacy are two very different things, there is clearly a lot to say about this view, and the mixed reaction that Train, Mechanical has caused seems to be a classic case of perception defined by the changing times rather than pure merits.

Of course there are still other issues to weigh in assessing the merits of the widespread use of Bt corn, including evidence that the toxin expressed by the inserted genes is showing up in streams.

(Of course there was even less merit in the pretzel - logic «leaving science to the scientists» criticism of Francis used by presidential long - shot Rick Santorum earlier this month, only partly because the pope has a chemistry background *.)

If even Bjorn Lomborg sees the merits of the world spending $ 100 billion a year to address global warming, is there anyone who can find a downside to raising a grand total of $ 35 million a year (beyond money already committed by national governments) to protect 42 «source sites» — areas of tiger territory with populations that are sufficiently healthy to repopulate neighboring regions with suitable, but tiger-less, habitat?

Even if you did rebut all ten points, it would have little effect on the general public's understanding of the issue — other than to note that the «ten points» were important enough to merit rebuttal by an expert, so there must still be large uncertainty.

I think this has merit even as a cross check BUT, any system where temperatures are estimated from surrounding sites are affected by the time lags — For example there is no relationship between Adelaide and Melbourne on any given day but there IS a relationship between Melbourne and Adelaide lagged by one day because the predominant west to east motion of weather systems in this part of the world.