Merit in sentence

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He was neither declared an "enemy of the people," nor sent to the gulag, but simply forced into "a rest of merit" at his dacha.

Game theory suggests that rational actors, recognizing how damaging a trade war would be for them, would see the merit of abandoning a retaliatory strategy, and instead accede to many US demands.

Yet judgments about literary or artistic merit should not be the basis for decisions about freedom of expression.

Given this, the argument that China will be dependent on nuclear power plants for non-carbon sources of electricity appears to have little merit.

There is undoubtedly merit in shrinking the size of government and making it less intrusive.

But the purpose of ending this Western privilege is to make the leadership selection process one that is based on merit, not political considerations.

There is merit, I also believe, in Putin’s contention that a multipolar world is better than a unipolar world for advancing the cause of human flourishing.

At its spring meeting, the Fund failed to commit itself to choosing its head on the basis of merit, regardless of nationality, and it did not ensure that voting rights are allocated on a more limited legitimate basis.

No responsible country in the world today sees any merit to North Korea’s behavior.

But watching the Burmese monks on television defy the security forces of one of the world’s most oppressive regimes, it is hard not to see some merit in religious belief.

In this imaginary history, Venice assembles a council of experts to decide whether the risks posed by the trade deficit merit retaliation in the form of tariffs, quotas, or potentially even a ban on trade with China.

Given the opacity surrounding admission to these highly selective institutions (where the acceptance rate typically is as low as around 8%), it is impossible to tell whether princelings get in on the basis of merit or family background.

But it does mean that a New Yorker should recognize that any advantages he may have over a Nairobian are due to an accident of birth rather than merit.

Is there any merit to such forecasts?

Although this charge has some merit, it is worth mentioning that all prosecutions against Africans have been referred to the ICC by African governments themselves or the UN Security Council.

This argument has considerable merit.

Speaking as someone who has witnessed this process as an insider (as a former member of the IMF’s executive board) and an outsider (in my current capacity as Mexico’s finance minister), I see three main points that merit attention.

While some of the criticism might have merit, what gives politicians the moral authority to criticize?

While the decision by some in favor of dynastic succession may be lacking in democracy, it is not entirely devoid of merit.

Here, Africa’s youth merit special attention: the survey found that the 16-34 age group already accounts for 53% of income in urban centers.

But there is no doubt that the risks we face merit a more holistic approach, much like what was called for immediately after the 2008 crisis (though those calls lost steam as markets recovered).

There is merit to both views, but one must dig a little deeper to see why.

As elected legislators in ASEAN’s established and budding democracies, the members of AIPMC feel that our voices have merit and legitimacy.

While Iran may not be ready to change its relationship with America, even an unsuccessful US attempt to reach out has merit.

Legislators in one chamber would be selected on the basis of merit and competency, and in the others on the basis of elections of some kind.

Indeed, this disconnect may explain why polls do not give President Bush the credit for economic management that his strong record would seem to merit.

Findings like these lead many people to conclude that eradicating poverty requires us to rely on overall growth, and that direct government policy interventions have little merit.

They remain at the service of socio-economic systems in which personal relationships matter more than qualifications and skill, in which positions are doled out on the basis of loyalty, not merit.

But I don’t see what alternative political-economic arrangements could make individuals’ relative wealth closely correspond to their relative moral or other merit.

Only measures that ensure that companies reward true merit will be considered legitimate by employees, shareholders, and the public.

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