But the fact that an international order based on co-operation rather than coercion was, then as now, an elusive dream, does not obviate the merits of working towards it.
It seems to me that they don't, beyond perhaps the artist's recent inquiry into the merits of working at a larger scale, an inquiry that to me has not been entirely successful.
The North Koreans are also well aware of the deep divisions within the Bush administration over the merits of working out a deal that would win the North Koreans the aid and above all the assurances of good will and diplomatic respect that they apparently seek from the world's superpower.
Costello, a former computer operator (for Elizabeth Arden in Acton, before he hit the big time), discovered the practical merits of working with computer software whilst writing Mighty Like a Rose, which may explain why so much of the album is cluttered with melodies and yet more countermelodies.
"Those who want to move ahead, and who appreciate the merits of working more closely on taxation at EU level, can do so".
Why weren't the trade agreements front and center then, along with advertisements about the merits of working for European and Asian employers?
Students expressed mixed views on the relative merits of working in private and public sectors.
Ways in which the human brain processes visual information, and how this affects our judgement of everything from the trajectory of moving objects to the merit of works of art, are among the research subjects examined by two senior academics joining the University of Lincoln.
In the preface to the first edition of Scènes de la Vie privée, he writes: "The author firmly believes that details alone will henceforth determine the merit of works.... ...... Plentiful descriptions of décor, clothing, and possessions help breathe life into the characters.
The party suddenly discovers the merits of a working immigration system.
