Despite the weak economy, most large companies plan to continue with merit raises.
They may be officially known as Bulldogs, but Batley continue to merit their older description as the Gallant Youths.
Now he needs to overcome a few barriers, and he'll continue to merit the applause that has been heaped on him from Day One.
In thanking me for a recent note and acknowledging how helpful he felt it was to have comments from listeners, he added, "I hope that succeeding broadcasts will continue to merit your approval".
In 1790, George Washington sent a letter to a Jewish congregation in which he expressed his wish that they "continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants," and declared that the government "gives to bigotry no sanction".
George Washington's remarkable letter to a Jewish congregation in Newport, R. I., in which he wrote "May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants," is only one such example.
After George Washington had been received at the Synagogue by the Hebrew congregation, he wrote the rabbi a letter in which he said: "May the Children of the stool of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants while everyone shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig-tree, and ther shall be none to make him afraid".
"While the visits of some of the world's most recognised teams will continue to merit a premium price, there are always opportunities to make Premier League football more accessible.
While an extant population has since been found, the Borneo shark continues to merit conservation concern given its highly limited range within heavily fished waters.
Although most hospice patients are in treatment for less than thirty days, care may extend beyond six months so long as a patient's condition continues to merit such medical outlook.
"May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid".
