The changes would significantly limit the speaker's latitude over her own discretionary funds — which total $20 million to $25 million annually — by allocating grants through a competitive, merit-based process.
Ms. Quinn is also expected to abandon a proposal she announced last month that would have turned over her share of the discretionary pot — about $20 million to $25 million annually — to the Office of Contract Services to be allocated through a competitive, merit-based process.
"Some students would show up crying; others would throw things," says Jennifer Wright, a professor at St. Thomas, recalling her time teaching at a school with competitive merit scholarships, the name of which she asked not to be used in this article.
Tories may have given up on many things (death wishes for example) but the idea of competitive merit is still basic to the Conservative party.
The rest, he argues, are outfits comprised not only of young players honing their talent but experienced journeymen playing not only for competitive merit but to support their families.
While Ralph's competitive merit would seemingly have him next in line to ascend to capo, his insubordination inclines Tony not to promote him and instead gives the promotion to the unqualified, but complacent, Gigi Cestone, causing much resentment and tension between him and Ralph.
The first principle we're trying to uphold is that any citizen of the world – from any member country of the World Bank – should have the right to be elected to the presidency through a competitive and merit-based process.
In fact, at the time the merger was proposed, FCC Chairman William Kennard called its competitive merits dubious.
NIFA now manages $200 million in competitive merit-based grants for fundamental agricultural research through its Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
At the same time, great advances in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, and genetics were being made through increased funding to other agencies for competitive merit-based research grants.
