The corresponding criterion is called Merit Factor (MF).
The number of CPU cycles that an organism receives per unit time (its metabolic rate) is determined by a value called merit.
But the campaign for what supporters call "merit selection" of trial judges has run into political roadblocks here, including the tangled ethnic politics of Miami.
Meanwhile, pro-nuclear energy advocates continue to promote the so-called merits of constructing nuclear power stations in Australia, despite the fact that it is "not a remarkably cheap option, nor a simple one; 10 or 15 years could be needed before a decision to go nuclear leads to an operating plant", according to Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox.
The system would include screening of candidates' judicial qualifications, which supporters call "merit selection".
Symposia were eating and dining occasions with a strong ritual element; their existence is reflected in the marked emphasis, in the Homeric poems, on ostentatious feasting and formal banqueting as assertions of status (what have been called "feasts of merit").
A qualitative comparison of the HIDE language with other hardware design languages, namely: the industry standard VHDL and a hardware design language similar to HIDE, called LAVA, shows several merits of HIDE and outlines future development plans.
Some 3,000 people gathered peaceably on Wednesday night, debating the merits of calling a general strike in Oakland next week, echoing calls from some Occupy supporters for a national strike.
Strangers debated the merits of calling plans while constantly hitting redial.
I can visualise a Kerry victory and can claim to have written one of the earliest essays calling attention to the merits of John Edwards.
However, the merits of calling for the election to be postponed are likely to be hotly debated given that it could extend the tenure of either Blatter or his interim replacement, Issa Hayatou.
