Word: meriting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although the Fly Club has insisted that Schkolnick's complaint has no merit because she never sought admission to the club, Baker's brief concudes, "There is no mechanism by which any woman could ever apply or otherwise be considered for membership...
...incentive system should be introduced at their business. "Everyone is paid the same at our place, even though many are willing to work harder for more money," says Choy. "But my Chinese government partners don't want to upset those who are lazy by allocating bonuses according to merit. They have their own version of the iron rice bowl, and they don't care if incentives will result in greater productivity and more profit. To a businessman their attitude is insane. But they are happy if they turn just a little profit, because they know that that will satisfy their...
...write another song?" He watched his parade of birthdays go by quietly, embarrassed by the fuss made by the world at large. Though fans gathered outside his Manhattan town house for a 100th birthday serenade, he was unimpressed with his longevity. "Age," he observed, "is no mark of merit unless you do something constructive with it." What he did was indisputable...
...must classify by ethnicity, The New York Times reported recently that some of the most active criminal networks in New York involve immigrants from South America, Central America, and the Soviet Union. Italians did not merit mention on the list. Then what but prejudice could have prompted Mr. Troyer to use an Italian word for "mobster" where no ethnic designation was appropriate...
...glad that Frank supports the causes he does. Yet his politics cannot excuse his actions. To have any merit, standards of conduct must apply to liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans alike...