Word: merit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Friends of the longtime custodian yesterday praised him for his character and his dedication to Harvard, for which he received several merit commendations--including an award in recognition of a 15-year period during which Parker did not miss a single day of work...
...money is being handed out anywhere, a certain amount of logrolling and favoritism among the peer groups that review applications, and a peevish sense of entitlement among many applicants on the basis of class or race or gender. But the NEA's peer-group system has at least the merit of being a tad more democratic and informed than the fiats of a minister...
...other merchants say that Harvard is justified in charging royalties. Corcoran says that Cambridge merchants do not merit special treatment...
WELLESLEY College's choice of Barbara Bush as its commencement speaker has sparked a controversy about feminism and the role of women in the 1990's. The invitation sends a contradictory message to students at the women's college, who have been educated to believe that a woman's merit derives from her own talents, not the ring around her finger...
...worry about its impact on old-fashioned notions of civilized discourse. Is there room for subtlety and gentility in a culture overrun by expressions of gross intolerance? And what impact will this culture have on the first generation to grow up within it? Does this stuff have artistic merit? Is it tonic or toxic? Can we dance to it or comfortably laugh at it? Should we march against it or just sit back and enjoy...