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Word: meritable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...feel term limits are silly and cowardly. Rather than promoting the democratic process, they in fact limit the power of the electorate by essentially denying the public the right to vote for certain candidates. While some incumbents have clearly been political players for too long, others are productive and merit our support...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Vote No on Four | 11/7/1994 | See Source »

This season marks Harvard's initial foray into the Great Freshman Experiment. And under Coach Tim Murphy, the best players play. Right now, seven freshmen happen to merit that honor...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: Freshman Gridders Play Big Roles | 10/20/1994 | See Source »

...real excited about [the large number of freshmen], actually," he said. "I believe in merit, so I play our best players, but it's a tough situation...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: Freshman Gridders Play Big Roles | 10/20/1994 | See Source »

Lots of people did, though. Some even thought it was one of the best movies they'd ever seen. I do not doubt that there was loads of artistic merit packed in with the violence. Oliver Stone is a very talented...

Author: By David L. Bosco, | Title: Natural Born Apathy | 10/12/1994 | See Source »

...this score, the Common Reader is likely to be overwhelmed by The Western Canon. At the end of his book Bloom ticks off more than 3,000 works by some 850 authors, ranging from Gilgamesh (anonymous) to Angels in America (Tony Kushner), that merit an educated person's attention. Good grief. Even if each work could be read in a day -- and most can't -- boning up on the Western Canon as set forth by Bloom would take nearly 10 years uninterrupted by any of ^ the mundane details of life, such as jobs, friends and loved ones, and most meals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hurrah for Dead White Males! | 10/10/1994 | See Source »

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