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1. My mother must surely realise just how little merit there was in the soul of her only boy-child
2. Yet again, Kara felt the impact of the massive divide between her culture and that of Earth – something the exploration of the seaside resort had highlighted; the sheer volume of … words failed her … stuff that was on sale in the shops … most of it completely superfluous … badly made, cheap (in every meaning of the word) ornaments of no practical use whatsoever and precious little artistic merit, deliberately manufactured to clutter up somebody’s home … and then there was the food and drink on offer! Everywhere she’d looked there had been foodstuffs on sale and people eating … battered fish, hot savoury smelling sausages, the tart scent of vinegar on chips fresh from the fryers … and ices of every conceivable flavour … and those unbelievable sweets in all shapes and sizes … and, according to Iain, this particular seaside resort was a relatively small one … by the time Iain turned off the motorway at the Taunton interchange, she had concluded that although it had been fun visiting, really, when it came down to it, she preferred her own world
3. Then there had been what Joris had termed ‘bits and pieces’ – in truth, valuable artefacts collected from all over the world that he had garnered during his travels; after discussions with Berndt who had taken a quick look at the vast store of, without exception, items of considerable artistic merit if not value, Kara had agreed that the bulk might be offered to the new Guild to form the basis of a museum of some sort
4. This is our "merit over robe"
5. The key phrase to use is merit what you are
6. “I regret that I can’t join you, though the idea has merit
7. some would use these skills to fill a void in their heart where Conscience should be and exercise that power to influence others, but you must not succumb to such a temptation, our service is in humility and faithfulness, without selfish gain, nor personal merit
8. If he really thinks my scribbling has any merit …
9. Even if LeCynic's so-called war through the Black Door somehow had merit, this couldn't be allowed
10. The pair continued to argue the statue's merit, while Brice used the momentary lull to further study their surroundings
11. Their principal merit, however, arises from their beauty, which renders them peculiarly fit for the ornaments of dress and furniture
12. The merit of their beauty is greatly enhanced by their scarcity
13. In their eyes, the merit of an object, which is in any degree either useful or beautiful, is greatly enhanced by its scarcity, or by the great labour which it requires to collect any considerable quantity of it; a labour which nobody can afford to pay but themselves
14. But the whole quantity of poultry which the farm in this manner produces without expense, must always be much smaller than the whole quantity of butcher's meat which is reared upon it; and in times of wealth and luxury, what is rare, with only nearly equal merit, is always preferred to what is common
15. merit that achieves in us our well, but only the merit
16. Giving under fear or constraint is without any merit
17. recompense, as they really won it on merit
18. ) This is their merit
19. To which of them so important a preference shall be given, must be determined by some general rule, founded not upon the doubtful distinctions of personal merit, but upon some plain and evident difference which can admit of no dispute
20. The church of Rome claims great merit in it ; and it is certain, that so early as the twelfth century, Alexander III
21. single line, Homer would have to acknowledge there was some slight merit in her verse:
22. Our manufacturers have no doubt great merit with their country, but they cannot have more than those who defend it with their blood, nor deserve to be treated with more delicacy
23. “If there’s any merit to my verse, it’s because I wrote it as you would
24. In all of them, indeed, as in all other free countries, the descendant of an old colony family is more respected than an upstart of equal merit and fortune; but he is only more respected, and he has no privileges by which he can be troublesome to his neighbours
25. establishments, the different governments of Europe had as little merit as in projecting them
26. But to execute a great number of little works, in which nothing that can be done can make any great appearance, or excite the smallest degree of admiration in any traveller, and which, in short, have nothing to recommend them but their extreme utility, is a business which appears, in every respect, too mean and paltry to merit the attention of so great a magistrate
27. Whatever forces a certain number of students to any college or university, independent of the merit or reputation of the teachers, tends more or less to diminish the necessity of that merit or reputation
28. The privileges of graduates in arts, in law, physic, and divinity, when they can be obtained only by residing a certain number of years in certain universities, necessarily force a certain number of students to such universities, independent of the merit or reputation of the teachers
29. It’s not so much that your plan doesn’t have merit; it’s that it would take months to set up
30. Written expressions are not (merely) impartial bystanders indifferent to an author‘s tireless efforts to create something meaningful or consonant with the author‘s intended designs; exhausting its own emotional and intellectual energies by sustaining elements of singular merit however dire or tiring such efforts might (otherwise) be
31. In today‘s increasingly mobile/faster paced environment(s), however, dedication and (long-term) commitment to one‘s company is likely to raise a few eyebrows rather than merit approval!
32. His greatest merit, machismo beats reason, had become the key to his critical
33. Allowing notions of Evil to seep into our consciousness, even as dialectical counterarguments to Good, encourages standards of debate that Evil does not justly merit; that is to say, Evil poses a potential (spiritual) risk to individuals who (unknowingly) provide it with a plausible forum to deceive receptive viewpoints by (intentionally) mischaracterizing its harmful designs
34. That would be a frightening proposition! By ―somebody‖, I mean the tendency many of us have of attaching far greater importance to ourselves than many of us justly merit, inclined as we oftentimes are of internalizing our self-importance
35. The rub lies, however, in far-fetched attempts aimed at distorting the commensurable accomplishments of relatively minor historical figures, many of whom do not properly merit their assigned place in history alongside the unquestionable giants of their generation
36. And as William turned to leave, he held his hand up and they exchanged a high-five that only the best touchdown at the last minute of a football game could merit
37. �You have been given the Commissioner's Award For Merit for your gung-ho actions at the Kennedy Center last week,� Linda commented as she handed him a cup of coffee
38. Yet, if there was any merit to this clown’s story, he apparently, had both
39. Had I based my expectations solely on the merit of what I’d been led to believe, brutal torture would have been the order of the day, instead of a lavish, gourmet banquet that seemed impossibly exceptional by any standards
40. Would he actually consider such a proposal? Did it have any merit? Would the Patriarch keep true to his word? What chance would he stand against the Patriarch once he felt like he had served his purpose? If he was so powerful, why did he need him? Why shouldn’t he crush the rebellion altogether? Why did he need him? What were the limitations of his strange powers, and where did those powers stem from? Demons?
41. ’ Even small children know that self-esteem not based on real merit is artificial—the blue ribbons for all participants, regardless of the quality of the performance, or the meaningless A, when every student gets one
42. “Nope, not at all, not any of it!” said Charles, “I don’t know whether there is any merit to the arguments whatsoever…it all could be completely wrong
43. Besides, the country that to adopt our Project will pass for the humanity’s history as universal model of the progress and development for the merit of ending in a definitive way with the misery, hunger and the social abandonment, without destroying the nature
44. I knew that four was a low number, low enough to merit a nickname, but I didn’t know it was less than half the average
45. Not many have the privileges that you received without merit or efforts
46. It became clear that Kosmo’s theory had merit
47. I was given a special merit award which carried a big cash bonus
48. In fact, therefore, we have harmed him and he has benefited us! If this is so, why should we become angry with him? By giving harm he has allowed us to practice patience, a practice that, if done properly and with the correct motivation, can purify us of accumulated non-virtue and bring us great merit
49. What Geshe Kelsang Gyatso writes bears reflecting on: "Whenever we are harmed, abused, criticized and so forth the opportunity arises to create great accumulations of merit
50. Calibrated frequently in calibrated in the diamond sutra deeds merit of alms, calibrated to
1. Before the rehearsal was over, each Player was sure he or she was the first one to conceive of the new Village Theatrical Society Educational Fund, for the awarding of College scholarships to deserving and merited graduates of the Tahoe City School
2. for customer service was not merited
3. things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell
4. and destiny is merited
5. your staff when it is merited by their performance
6. The surprise was the words that he whispered in my ear, and that I would remember forever, even years later, whenever I was facing so drastic and final situations such as the ones I was facing there which merited the aid of a foray into the joys of life
7. He had thought that his generosity in the matter of the hat might have merited some gratitude, but evidently not
8. She knew it was unprofessional but the occasion merited this one small lapse in her behaviour
9. Has not the unsaved person earned or merited this gift of salvation
10. brella, Stallman says its possible that, if born 40 years later, he might have merited just such a diagnosis
11. Wearing our finery and treating the occasion with the ceremony it merited
12. The cares of this world and all that it persuades to offer is represented by the thorns; for the sacrifice the world asks for is at the expense of merited living, and will never suffice
13. 'Because I think you should,' Stick stated, looking somewhat more smug than the situation merited, Midge thought
14. In normal times, the audio tapes would have merited a detailed investigation, with tough questions being asked
15. ” This merited argument, of course, but I was groggy, and fed up with arguing, and instead I thought how his hands had trembled after holding my spirit
16. organisation merited its own In House Fund thus allowing the cream of the deals
17. “Quite outstanding ladies, you truly have merited my time and attention, it is a good story
18. The sight alone inspires within Mary a sense of accomplishment that she feels, in that instant, is merited
19. He would crush you like a fly if you stepped out of line but treat you with equal admiration if he thought you merited it
20. What merited serious thought, as he cleaned up the edges of Rod's project evaluation problem, was his own final timetable
21. I have had a few proposals but no one worthwhile came along who merited taking the risk of losing my security with Vera
22. Under what lucky star was I born to have merited such a fate? Kiss me my love
23. In my heart of hearts, I felt she merited a Prince
24. General Nadero had a slight smile on his face as he said, “A great responsibility has been placed on your strong young shoulders, one that is fully merited in my opinion!”
25. What was down here certainly merited around the clock guards
26. They are not responsible for being, they had no choice in it, they taste but few of life’s treasures…to say eternal torment would be justly merited by these people…would be out of all proportion
27. sense of his betrayal in the Jewish psyche; which of course merited a desire for absolution
28. "A compliment," said the Marquis, "to the grandeur of the family, merited by the manner in which the family has sustained its grandeur
29. Ah heavens! how many letters did I write her, and how many dainty modest replies did I receive! how many ditties and love-songs did I compose in which my heart declared and made known its feelings, described its ardent longings, revelled in its recollections and dallied with its desires! At length growing impatient and feeling my heart languishing with longing to see her, I resolved to put into execution and carry out what seemed to me the best mode of winning my desired and merited reward, to ask her of her father for my lawful wife, which I did
30. Those the soldier shows on his face and breast are stars that direct others to the heaven of honour and ambition of merited praise; and moreover it is to be observed that it is not with grey hairs that one writes, but with the understanding, and that commonly improves with years
31. The wounded gentleman opened his all but closed eyes, and recognising Claudia said, "I see clearly, fair and mistaken lady, that it is thou that hast slain me, a punishment not merited or deserved by my feelings towards thee, for never did I mean to, nor could I, wrong thee in thought or deed
32. merited, I was told by this--why must I call her woman?--'that it would go against her conscience to recommend a kept mistress
33. sacred--a thousand times a day, he asked himself how he had merited such
34. His complexion was white with agitation, and he looked as if fearful of his reception, and conscious that he merited no kind one
35. He began to despise her a little, as if she had merited it!
36. To be sure, one might have doubted, after the wayward and impatient existence she had led, whether, she merited a haven of peace at last
37. I have already successfully conducted several public prosecutions, and brought the offenders to merited punishment
38. "Oh, you do not know what is seventeen months in prison!—seventeen ages rather, especially to a man who, like me, had arrived at the summit of his ambition—to a man, who, like me, was on the point of marrying a woman he adored, who saw an honorable career opened before him, and who loses all in an instant— who sees his prospects destroyed, and is ignorant of the fate of his affianced wife, and whether his aged father be still living! Seventeen months captivity to a sailor accustomed to the boundless ocean, is a worse punishment than human crime ever merited
39. The bloody and inhuman scene rather incidentally mentioned than described in the preceding chapter, is conspicuous in the pages of colonial history by the merited title of "The Massacre of William Henry
40. "But our presence—the authority of Colonel Munro—would prove sufficient protection against the anger of our allies, especially in a case where the wretch so well merited his fate
41. Why, she did not know, but yet she did not the less feel that these reproaches were merited
42. "It seems to me," said Franz, speaking in an undertone to Albert, "that if this person merited the high panegyrics of our landlord, he would have conveyed his invitation through another channel, and not permitted it to be brought to us in this unceremonious way
43. They flouted at his efforts, and told him, with bitter scoffs, that his feet were better than his hands; and that he merited wings, while he knew not the use of an arrow or a knife
44. Franz congratulated Albert, who received his congratulations with the air of a man conscious that they are merited
45. Twenty knives gleamed in the air, and as many warriors sprang to their feet, at this biting, and perhaps merited retort; but a motion from one of the chiefs suppressed the outbreaking of their tempers, and restored the appearance of quiet
46. Villefort merited punishment for what he had done to you, and, perhaps, to others
47. He approached, paid her some well merited compliments on her toilet, and offered his arm to conduct her to a seat
48. After all, hang it, they had their eleven and more humdrum months of it and merited a radical change of venueafter the grind of city life in the summertime for choice when dame Nature is at her spectacular best constituting nothing short of a new lease of life
49. His brother had failed to treat the earl’s men with the deference they merited, and now he would see the consequences
50. No doubt, he thought, this was some hero of the warren, wounded in a great fight and now infirm, whose past services merited an honorable escort when he went out
1. ” She scribbled this down on her pad, and underlined it three times (which alarmed me a little as I wasn’t used to meriting such determined annotations)
2. “Meritocracy is based upon what a culture values, and if it values moneymaking, then it is a pornocracy: the eroticization of the tautological privilege of meriting reward and rewarding merit – 'I deserve what I earned, because they value what I did; therefore what I did is valuable
3. But far from meriting their present condition which is due to your human judgment, the greater part of them are far better than you or those who were their judges and who keep them here
4. In the first place, to all working-men, who have personally no time to analyze moral and religious problems, it is taught from childhood, by example and precept, that tortures and murders are compatible with Christianity, and in certain cases they should not only be permitted, but must be employed; in the second place, to certain among them, engaged in the army either through conscription or voluntarily, it is conveyed that the accomplishment with their own hands of torture or homicide is not only their sacred duty, but a glorious exploit, meriting praise and recompense
5. The only intervening occurrence meriting attention, is the promulgation of a French decree purporting to be a definitive repeal of the Berlin and Milan decrees
1. They are bickering happily as they leave the house, arguing over the relative merits of various colour schemes … what a pair!
2. After a thoroughly enjoyable half hour, debating the relative merits of the various plants on offer, I decide to buy a rather nice little Areca palm … small and neat … just right for the middle of the table; I splash out on a pretty pot to stand it in – my reward for having made a good start at The Laurels
3. Three Earth years worked their way by while they debated the merits of a national boundary versus integration with the native economy and ignored the iceberg tumbling ever deeper into the brown dwarf's gravity well
4. He always worked with zeal, with vigour and not without considerable skill and expertise, but the truth was that the television celebrity and his wife were too busy to see the merits of his arguments about the grand old oak tree
5. to debate the merits of the choice made by the politicians of that
6. the merits of voting on one or two occasions, but on this matter
7. convinced were they of the document's merits, that they promised
8. see the merits of his arguments about the grand old oak tree
9. favourite routes, and argued vociferously on the supposed merits of
10. Harry was as proud of them for their own merits as he had always been of his own sisters, and they knew it integrally
11. father's merits, the son thought he deserves to wear the
12. not guerdons nothing else but his merits
13. Just as a judicial court merits out the death penalty with the underlying
14. And while this current struggle would surely be recorded and remembered for all of its sacrifice and merits, he felt like it was almost too soon for Ralof to be haunted thus
15. and considered the merits of quite a few candidates
16. Then we stepped through the door to the Court of Women where Priests, prophets and preachers spoke and argued with each other about the merits of their various religions
17. the merits of Jojo’s Man United versus his Dad’s Liverpool team
18. But what was left of the real world? It seemed they had to experience conventional reality as if it still had its merits over the increasingly imminent alternative
19. I’d never argue with a customer about the relative merits of dealerships
20. “Well,” she said, “I was debating the merits of certain fluids as a means of loosening ropes, but let’s, ah, explore other possibilities first
21. Specious arguments thought to convey the separation of Church and State on their own merits appear to be carrying the day, at least for the time being
22. Operating in a free and open environment has historically encouraged Americans to consider the merit(s) and values of competing arguments by weighing the credibility of each in a manner that allows an individual to form accurate impressions and render sound judgments
23. The effectiveness of any performance measure is (ultimately) determined by its results, not by its intentions; in which case, an idea would simply be an idea whose (intrinsic) merit(s), if any, would reside in a state of potential animation
24. Slikit quickly lost himself in one of his usual tangents, arguing the merits of the past compared to the present, regaling himself with memories of his cub-hood and better times
25. When principles of non-violence are either self-contained or practiced unconditionally under circumstances (otherwise) calling for a measured response, (sound) judgment and common sense appealing to the requirements of a peaceful, well-ordered society that every citizen (otherwise) owes an obligation, and whose conspicuous merits, perhaps laudable in some instances, however questionable at other times, and where (such) natural impulses are routinely rejected, even more remarkably when Property and Person and at times the Nation, are at risk by (anti-social) individuals determined to provoke harm; weighs in the balance, and where (institutional) recourse is problematical or uncertain, an (individual) is required, inasmuch as it lies within that individual‘s capacity to do so, to discourage such annoyances as they may present themselves to that individual as well as that individual‘s family and friends, however contrary to that individual‘s ―nature,‖ lest that individual‘s misplaced pacifism further encourage mischief makers and bullies alike, by providing license to habitually upset the harmony and safety of private and public concerns as it (otherwise) suits their primitive whims
26. The Present is informed by History; rejecting its failings, whenever appropriate, while retaining its merits
27. I deliberately make no judgement on the merits of which side was wrong or right for it is of no interest to us in this book
28. (notwithstanding a certain willingness to entertain the respective merits of a variety of different viewpoints), will become apparent as a number of (youthful) friendships begin to vanish, superseded by more ―meaningful‖ or customary relationships for convenience sake, 92
29. Moral Relativism lacks a supporting structure; that is to say, lacks a universal standard by which to (correctly) assess the proposed merits of some moral or ethical proposition whereas Moral Absolutism, drawn to its own (unconditional) point(s) of reference or final conclusions, oftentimes assumes too heavy a burden that must otherwise be lessened by degrees or fall under its own weight
30. They should be extended on the basis of (overriding) circumstantial evidence that otherwise creates (plausible) doubt as to the merits of the conviction
31. A sensible man, who has selflessly assumed the ―White Man‘s Burden‖, merits, in my estimation, a forum worthier of his keen insights into the troubling aspects of race relations that continue to trouble modern society
32. A friend and I were recently discussing the (practical) merits of stem-celled research; an area that I am not totally comfortable with because of moral and ethical objections that continue to trouble me
33. A slim shop assistant approached and they spent the next fifteen minutes discussing the merits of the different footwear before he made a choice
34. But whatever the merits of these proposals he would have been enormously handicapped with no party in Congress to back him, a hostile and undiplomatic temper, and a tendency to imagine dark plots
35. It has become a foreboding tussle between Cambodia's legal merits and Thailand's historical claims that has far-reaching repercussions
36. Phnom Penh knows it has the upper hand both on the legal merits and on the domestic divisions in Thailand
37. of Christ and His teachings, and the merits to support their claim
38. ery case needs to be judged on its own merits through the help of
39. year old speaking on the merits of a Gulf shutdown because an oil well blows out
40. the merits of point versus suite solutions
41. merits of “process re-engineering”
42. through and put together a convincing argument for its merits
43. respect them, not discriminate against them, to give such deeds and merits of the method (here
44. Buddhism believes that merits can to give back to others?Back to also can produce power, a
45. north to south; And I said, Lord, what is that which Michael the archangel is holding? And he said to me, This is where the merits of
46. These flowers are the merits of the righteous; And I saw other angels bearing baskets which were (neither) empty-nor full; And they
47. What is the sound? And he said to me, Michael is even now presenting the merits of men to God
48. The first courtroom scene then is Paul’s presentation of the argument on the merits of the
49. strict Old Testament teachings, based on the Law of Moses, and merits of New Testament theology,
50. the saving merits of the facts declared in the scripture; the facts of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, His
