merit

[ˈmerɪt]

Definition:
1. Any admirable quality or attribute.
2. The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance).
3. Be worthy or deserving.

Use 'merit' in a sentence:

1. Selection is based solely on merit.
2. He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation.
3. I want to get the job on merit.
4. "We're playing the merit game," acknowledges Tom Lancaster, associate dean for undergraduate education.
5. Everybody is selected on merit.
6. Should promotion be based on merit or seniority?
7. The subject may merit a brief explanatory note.
8. I am ready to judge any book on its merits.
9. History affords us lessons that merit attention.
10. Artistic merit scholarships require that applicants excel in a given artistic area.
11. There is a difference of opinion as to the merits of the plan.
12. These candidates were selected solely on merit.
13. That's one reason Allegheny College doesn't plan to drop merit aid entirely.
14. Studies show merit aid also tends to benefit disproportionately students who could afford to enroll without it.
15. Now, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., says it will phase out merit scholarships altogether.
16. His birth, background and career show that you can make it in this country on merit alone.
17. Box-office success mattered more than artistic merit.
18. Between 1995-96 and 2003-04, institutional merit aid alone increased 212%, compared with 47% for need-based grants.
19. "Board members of public companies should be chosen solely on the basis of merit and experience," he says.
20. In his opinion, this proposal has some merit.
21. But merit aid, offered primarily by schools and states, is growing faster, both overall and at the institutional level.
22. Academic merit scholarships are based on students' grades, GPA and overall academic performance during high school.
23. To earn a Plant Science merit badge, a scout can choose between agronomy, horticulture, or field botany.
24. And, as tuitions continue to increase, the line between merit and need blurs.
25. The new design compromises the merits of Chinese and Western styles.
26. He claims that their success was not merited.
27. Your feature has the merit of simply stating what has been achieved.
28. Each case is judged on its merits.
29. That's a real merit we as Chinese should adopt.
30. "It's of no great literary merit," he said, almost apologetically.
31. As tuitions continue to increase, the line between merit and need blurs.
32. Such ideas merit careful consideration.
33. It was obvious that, whatever its merits, their work would never be used.
34. In social sciences, this is known as examining "near misses" and "narrow wins" in areas where merit is subjective.
35. Objective To evaluate the prominent merit of new concept cesarean section.
36. Not all colleges offer merit aid; generally, the more selective a school is, the less likely it is to do so.
37. They chatted about the relative merits of London and Paris as places to live.
38. The argument seemed to have considerable merit.
39. I am still not fully persuaded of the plan's merits.
40. Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate?
41. At the same time, it would expand its 28-year-old merit program.
42. Sell nothing that has unique artistic merit or scientific value.
43. I jumped the highest; but in this world merit seldom meets its reward.
44. They weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.
45. Unfortunately, the long-term costs of using simple quantitative metrics to assess researcher merit are likely to be quite great.
46. The case does not merit further investigation.
47. The plan is entirely without merit.
48. Each painting must be judged on its own merits.
49. For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit.
50. They have been persuaded of the merits of peace.
51. Despite the film's merits I felt it was too pat.
52. Unfortunately the long-term costs of using simple quantitative metrics to assess researcher merit are likely to be quite great.