The guiding principle is merit and relevance of the officer to the international meeting or conference.

OXFORD While austerity in Europe faces increasing social resistance, in principle it has the merit of simplicity.

In principle the human resource management policies of Government are non discriminatory and both recruitment and promotion are officially based on merit .

After all, the oft repeated principle that the IMF s managing director should be chosen on the basis of merit rather than nationality need not mean a departure from past practice.

Chevalier of the National Order of Merit

Merit Al Sayed says

Counsellor (merit), June 1994

Successful students were given certificates of merit.

Second Secretary (merit), December 1981

First Secretary (merit), December 1987

The Australian Government believes that using the merit principle to encourage skilled and talented women to contribute to this country's decision making processes is a more effective way of increasing women's participation than relying on quotas.

Minister Second Class (merit), June 2000

All these aspects merit keen attention.

There is some merit to this claim.

The main criterion is merit and qualifications.

The only consideration is qualification and merit.

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

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

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

It means rule by those who have merit.

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

Members of CEB are not quite clear about the merit of this recommendation.

Accordingly, this aspect of the communication should be dismissed for lack of merit.

The following factors merit consideration during the decision process

The name of the 19th century temple translates as the Royal Merit, which refers to the merit of King Mindon for donating 729 stone slabs inscribed with the Tipitaka (the Buddhist canonical text).

Alternatively, this aspect of the communication should also be dismissed as lacking merit.

Scholarships are based on academic performance purely on the basis of open merit.

Surely most of them merit the decree of chastisement so they do not believe .

Surely most of them merit the decree of chastisement so they do not believe .

According to this author, there should be four qualitative principles (a) the principle of origin, (b) the principle of source, (c) the principle of residence and (d) the principle of nationality.

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 ,

We believe that the proposed measures merit our serious consideration.

The proposal for a standing fund for peacebuilding has merit.

Reforms to patronage systems most often produce bureaucratic merit systems.

Most of these parties are led by political dynasties that prize loyalty over merit.

The constructive proposals in the draft resolution merit the support of the international community.

Principle of distinction

Principle of proportionality

Principle of precaution

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

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

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