Word: meritable
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...speakers, so we couldn't hear a thing. We watched the fireworks through the trees that line the Mall, kneeling on the hard concrete and straining to see over the heads of the people in front of us. The actual fireworks were nothing special, and they certainly didn't merit the title of Best in the Nation. What we heard of the concert was less than terrific. To top it all off, since we were sitting directly in front of the cannons, we only heard the firing noises from the Overture. We had to sing the rest ourselves...
Workers at the Detroit Free Press went on strike more than 11 months ago. Over 2,000 workers are still on strike, protesting such changes as the institution of individual merit pay and a cap to overtime...
Many issues involved in the strike particularly affect women, Kessler-Harris said. For example, she said, the institution of merit pay with no starting base wage not only undermines collective bargaining, but also has contributed historically to the abuse of women, who were particularly vulnerable to having pay withheld as a means of sexual harassment
...light on some classic failures in the FAA's handling of low-cost carriers. For starters, after the ValuJet tragedy, Hinson and Pena trumpeted the airline's safety record--statements that began to seem increasingly surreal as inspection reports started popping up, showing ValuJet had committed enough infractions to merit grounding months ago. A number of FAA inspectors told TIME they sent regional offices and headquarters critical reports that were ignored. There is talk of a criminal investigation. And though the agency was concerned enough about ValuJet earlier this year to run a special review, it was not till after...
Questions remain, however, about the merit of the entire project, of going to Charlie Rose every morning instead of, say, the yogurt place. My career plans are still completely up in the air. I have no acknowledged or covert desire to succeed Charlie, and I don't see this summer as a way to get my foot in the door for a career in television. "It's the experience," I am told by some, mostly parents' friends and Ivy Leaguers, and there is something to that. I feel as if I'm learning something, however intangible...