Sentence examples for as merit from inspiring English sources
" 'Merit' (and what counts as merit) is determined by those who dominate the prestige hierarchy, and these institutions have the power to recruit and retain the most 'meritorious'," Hanneman writes.
This approach is known as merit aid.
What has become known as merit selection began with the Missouri Plan in 1940.
Standardized tests have been disguising class and race privilege as merit for decades.
The bulk of the Newark money was dedicated to low-tech initiatives, such as merit bonuses for high-performing teachers.
How much time is enough time to responsibly assess a concept already as odd and pliable as "merit"?
And they certainly do not want anything as modern, as democratic and as merit-based as a playoff.
But Vivienne Ming, who since late in 2012 has been the chief scientist at Gild, says she doesn't think Silicon Valley is as merit-based as people imagine.
Many here are wondering aloud whether admission to top universities — a ticket to a top corporate or government job — remains as merit-based as it used to be, or whether some young people are unfairly getting a leg up, in this case from misuse of new technologies.
"The Broken Wing," which refers to the airplane, is a splendid show with as much merit as the play.
