Sentence examples for distinguished merit from inspiring English sources
The office of augur, which was bestowed only upon persons of distinguished merit and was much sought after by reason of its political importance, was held for life.
Under previous regulations, the criteria for establishing "distinguished merit or ability" were vague and were therefore regarded as easier to meet.
New Federal regulations intended to reduce the number of work visas granted on the basis of "distinguished merit or ability" are making it more difficult for new and less well-established performers from abroad to perform in the United States, music industry spokesmen contend.
Now in its 246th year – remarkably it has been held every year without interruption since 1769 – it is held to adhere to one of the RA's founding principles: to "mount an annual exhibition open to all artists of distinguished merit" to finance the training of young artists in the Royal Academy Schools.
The New Yorker, February 26 , 1944P. 15 The distinguished merit of the skating pond in Rockefeller Center is that you can wander over there any afternoon & find, in the deepening dusk, a person who is right in the middle of one of life's golden periods.
In 1962, he was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz for distinguished merit in the fields of science and medicine.
The professorships are granted to members of the faculty in recognition of exceptional scholarly merit and distinguished service to Columbia.
In recognition of their exceptional scholarly merit and distinguished service to Columbia, the University Board of Trustees has approved President Lee C. Bollinger's appointment of two new University Professors: Martin Chalfie, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences; and Wafaa El-Sadr, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine.
"What did Robert E. Lee do to merit his distinguished position?
The order recognizes the achievement of outstanding merit or distinguished service by Canadians who made a major difference to Canada through lifelong contributions in every field of endeavour, as well as the efforts made by non-Canadians who have made the world better by their actions.
To coincide with the centennial of Canadian Confederation, the three-tiered order was established in 1967 as a fellowship that recognizes the outstanding merit or distinguished service of Canadians who make a major difference to Canada through lifelong contributions in every field of endeavour, as well as the efforts by non-Canadians who have made the world better by their actions.
