Sentence examples for the merits portion from inspiring English sources
His court-martial began in early June, and the merits portion wrapped up last week with closing arguments in which a prosecutor portrayed Private Manning as an anarchist and a traitor who was merely out to make a splash, while his defense lawyer portrayed him as a young, naïve, but well-intentioned humanist who wanted to spark debate and bring about change.
On the one side are those who believe in a hard work ethic – we've been talking about this, the merit-based portion of our society, paying their own way.
Indeed, in March representatives of the Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Democrat parties considered the merits of the cycling portions of their respective transportation plans in the first Big Cycling Debate.
For all the merits of Zweig's libretto, it is very talky, and much of Strauss's music is of the dry type familiar from the less memorable portions of "Der Rosenkavalier".
Although the order dismissed portions of Pebble's complaint, the court also allowed parts of the case to move forward to trial on the merits.
Furthermore, he entered a legal battle with his management company, regarding whether they merited the 20% portion of his multi-million dollar sponsorship contract with Nike.
