And indeed Wolfgang directed little of merit himself, though he invited distinguished conductors and directors to Bayreuth none of whom was allowed to establish a foothold there.
The third, "A Call to Service," by Kerry himself, merits Mark Twain's comment on the Book of Mormon -- "chloroform in print".
For the event, he added a second scene, in which the First Lady, an admirer of Dostoyevsky's writing, comes onstage to debate the play's literary merits with the playwright himself.
Anderson stresses the Little Big Horn in light of past successes of the Lakota Nation and the merits of Sitting Bull himself, rather than simply a mishap by Custer.
And many other voters, particularly white ones, see Mr. Seabrook as a divisive figure, more inclined to rely on race than merit in presenting himself before the voters.
Sajid Javid, the business secretary, is being talked of as the one potential leadership candidate who might see merit in marking himself out from his mentor, George Osborne, by resigning to join or even lead the No campaign.
A Grimm spokeswoman characterized the allegations as "baseless" and "without merit," and Grimm himself has continually denied any wrongdoing.
"The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary judgment himself".
Even The Muscles from Brussels has its merits - although Jean-Claude Van Damme sees himself more as The Fred Astaire of Karate.
Benjamin Curtis maintained that the court could not decide the Scott case on the merits after having ruled that Scott himself had no standing before it.
