Motor neurone disease is a desperate, fortunately rare, condition and there is no doubt of the merits of seeking treatments for it.
The Poquonnock Pequot Tribe, which has 112 members and claims to be of Western Pequot descent, filed its letter of intent to petition in 1999 after the Tribal Council debated for years the merits of seeking such status, said Paul A. Davis, a tribal spokesman.
Dr. Atkinson stepped gingerly beyond a narrow goal of seeking better academic merit, saying campuses should also seek students who make great progress in troubled circumstances.
Opinion has been bitterly divided on the merits of even seeking a deal with Tehran.
People who impugn the merits of expertise seek it as fervently as the rest of us when their child is diagnosed with a brain tumor.
"We're still working with our attorneys," said Lolly Prince, the first selectwoman, "but it does appear that they believe there is sufficient reason on merits to seek a reconsideration of the case by the Connecticut Supreme Court".
Meanwhile, rather than settling for poor pay, an insecure future, and the vague hope of new positions and a career path based on merit, many continue seeking opportunities outside of Italy and even outside of research.
US authorities are this weekend weighing the merits of several petitions seeking the exoneration of Steven Avery, the central character of the hit Netflix documentary series, Making a Murderer, after an overwhelming response from viewers who believe he was framed.
The potential merits of ODOD justify seeking to increase the proportion of students recruited through this program.
New York City's teachers union, which has long opposed the concept of merit pay, has sought to end a negotiating deadlock by signaling that it may accept a version of incentive pay, but one far different from that proposed by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
