make employment decisions based on merit and provide a workplace that is free from discrimination and recognizes the diverse background of employees.

Merit Al Sayed says

Counsellor (merit), June 1994

The proposal for a standing fund for peacebuilding has merit.

Second Secretary (merit), December 1981

First Secretary (merit), December 1987

We agree that they merit a proper place in our system.

Minister Second Class (merit), June 2000

All these aspects merit keen attention.

Several delegations indicated that topics A, B and C all had merit.

FCN treaties merit special examination as a changing area of international law.

There is some merit to this claim.

Chevalier of the National Order of Merit

Successful students were given certificates of merit.

The main criterion is merit and qualifications.

The only consideration is qualification and merit.

The formation of partnerships among Governments, international organizations and other stakeholders, which would ensure policy coherence and make globalization work for development, would be of great merit.

It means rule by those who have merit.

Such merit is usually understood to be academic achievement, a combination of talent and training.

The following factors merit consideration during the decision process

Some have retained a centralized structure, albeit with clearly defined purposes and with a renewed emphasis on merit.

While such words merit caution, economy fundamentals bear them out.

Assad, Syrian rebels, Americans, Russians, and Arabs all merit criticism.

Lo ! those who merit paradise this day are happily employed ,

Lo ! those who merit paradise this day are happily employed ,

However, we also recognize the merit of paragraph 24 (b).

We believe that the proposed measures merit our serious consideration.

Reforms to patronage systems most often produce bureaucratic merit systems.

Moreover, there is merit in seeking additional treaties to outlaw weapons in space, establish agreed norms for missile defense, and make certain that nuclear materials and technologies are kept safe and secure.

Another common measure used to judge a Chinese official s merit is his ability to deliver economic growth.

In particular, ten potential costs associated with such policies merit attention.

Officials are now actively discussing the merit of negative policy rates.

The Public Service has provisions to select appointees based on merit'.

The decision to establish child protection task teams also has merit.

The final selection is based entirely upon merit regardless of gender.

Diversity is a better guarantee of openness than even merit, and openness is the real hallmark of a liberal order.

A few countries have introduced performance contracting as a way of holding managers accountable. There is merit to this practice.

(a) That are based on principles of efficiency, transparency and objective criteria such as merit, equity and aptitude

The country s first graphic novel, Metro, was supposed to be a show of free speech and artistic merit.

Furthermore, a country's attributes in demographic terms and its strong commitment to democracy and human rights merit consideration.

It seems reasonable to assume that the Committee, having considered all the criteria set out in Annex II, should evaluate the overall merit of listing the chemical in Annex III and make its recommendation.

Professor Amor has been awarded the Order of the Republic, the Order of Educational Merit, the National Human Rights Prize and the Spanish Order of Merit, as well as a number of decorations and academic distinctions from foreign universities and institutions.

It rewards ambition, promotes office at any cost politics, and devalues merit.

Merit and skills are how we give an intrinsic value to money.

Repetitive this may sound but these agreed parameters merit repetition and reiteration.