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Example sentences for: merit

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Therefore, regulators may need to look beyond the United States to consider the merit of whether these positions should be held by different individuals.
But there are two elements of their argument that merit further comment.
Everybody knows that the best universities, law firms, hospitals, investment banks, and the State Department used to be run by preppies whose main virtue was fortunate birth, and are now open to one and all on the basis of merit.
That group's executive director, Meg Connolly, said all the cases are screened first, to make sure they have legal merit and that the client meets federal poverty guidelines.
Evidently, Krugman felt four years ago that Arthur's contribution was important enough to merit a prominent mention in his book.