Beyond the merits, the proposals reflect the strengthened hand of environmentalists and their friends who feel that the fossil-fuel companies have held sway too long.
Robert Greifeld, Nasdaq's chief executive, urged NYSE Euronext to meet with his company to discuss the merits of the proposal.
The debate that followed concentrated on that detail rather than on the central merits of the proposal.
A thorough experimental study is designed and carry out in order to assess the merits of the proposal.
Dr. William J. Ronan, chair man of the Metropolitan Trans portation Authority, declined to comment on the merits of the proposal made by Mr. Elliott.
Editorials in publications from the New York Times to the New England Journal of Medicine attacked and defended the ethics and scientific merits of the proposal.
He said he hoped to persuade politicians with large Latino constituencies of the merits of the proposal and build from that.
Members of the Casino Advisory Panel begin hearing arguments in London today as they assess the merits of the proposal to open a big casino next to the Millennium Dome.
When we consider a shareholder resolution on climate risk, we give companies a fair hearing on the merits of the proposal and consider their past commitments and the strength of their governance structure.
After seeking to learn more about the CHP efforts, I became involved with the CSC's CHP Plant subcommittee, which spent the year evaluating the merits of the proposal.
