Word: meritable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that these events did not merit genuine interest and concern or that there were no valid reasons for the emotional expressions that followed them. But these responses seemed so much more dramatic than usual, and so determinedly public. What was not openly displayed was deemed not to exist. When Diana died, the traditionally stiff-upper-lipped royal family was exhorted by placards to SHOW US YOU CARE...
...pairs. If Jeffrey would collect the socks, Tackett would have the Georgia Nurses Foundation, which treats the homeless, distribute the socks at shelters in nearby Atlanta and Athens. Helped by Jessica and parents Herb and Patty Burris, Jeffrey got his badge. But Jessica decided the campaign had merit and kept it going. And growing. Jessica currently has 20 kids her age volunteering for Sock It to Me. Now they also collect shoes, clothing, toiletries and money for medication, to the benefit of thousands of people. "We've had more than one party sorting socks," said her mother Patty, once...
...merit, it's a bit of luck," she said. "I feel very fortunate...
Quarterbacking a company as large and complex as Ford might seem out of Bill Jr.'s league. His tour through the automaker's ranks has been much abbreviated, and while his track record as a manager is solid, it probably wouldn't merit such a promotion were his last name not Ford. But Bill Jr. won't be alone at the top. According to executives familiar with the situation, the board will also make Jacques Nasser, now president of automotive operations, the next ceo. It's a plan that balances the long-term interests of the Ford family...
...they bought a piece of art, and they haven't, which is condescending. It's a bad joke," says Morris. "I don't want to knock the guy personally. He does his thing, and that's fine." But showing his work at the Paley legitimizes something that "has no merit" while "serious artists" get no such stage...