"We are firmly convinced," he wrote in his 1897 annual report, "that wherever there are people and soda fountains, Coca-Cola will, by its now universally acknowledged merit, win its way quickly to the front of popularity".
In 2008, councils set out to formalise who could be recognised with the title, demanding that recipients must fulfil at least one of the following criteria: An individual or organisation of outstanding and acknowledged merit, with close links to the City and County of Cardiff.
While acknowledging "some merit" to Wednesday's suggestion, Mr. Hickok said that he did not support revising the education law.
Do you continually post comments and links on social media that promote only your position -- whether it's political, religious, racial, whatever -- and you criticize the opposite side without acknowledging any merit at all to their position?
Skeptics are grudgingly acknowledging his merits, though a stomach bug has Manning too busy nibbling crackers and sipping ginger ale to enjoy the accolades.
What we need to do, he argues, is "to grow up and seek to remedy the injustices of the capitalist system while acknowledging its merits".
"I hope that the candidates resist the urge to engage in 'bumper sticker politics.' I hope that they'll take the opportunity to engage in some thoughtful, nuanced discussion of their respective positions, perhaps even occasionally acknowledging the merits of their opponent's perspective.
Moreover, the study in question concluded that undergraduate students and residents, despite formally acknowledging the merits of the vaginal route of delivery, proved to be convinced that in practice it was not feasible: " our professors teach us that Cesarean sections should only be performed as a last resort"; nevertheless, " after we graduate, it's a whole different scenario".
But it would be a churlish viewer who refused to acknowledge the merit in these roundelays, which hide complex plotting and emotional turmoil beneath apparently shambolic exteriors.
His commanding officer failed to acknowledge the merit of the plan and chided the candidate for not having fired a single shot.
