How to Use on merit in a Sentence

on merit

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  • Bergeron, who last year won the Selke for a record fifth time, deserves it again on merit alone.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Paul Rudd is director Kasey HomeGoods, who got the job on merit.
    — Alexis Pereira, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Whoever wins the job should do so on merit, not because of their race or gender.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
  • Ivey said her state is confident the decision was based on merit.
    — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Thirty-four more at-large teams are selected based on merit.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2024
  • According to Orsi, Bloodmoon won the bake-off on merit.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2022
  • This pardon is not sought based on merit or worthiness.
    — Jake Dima, Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The boards of these institutions had said previously that it should all be done on merit.
    — Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
  • To unwind the idea that success hinges on merit would mean rewriting a whole lot of high-school graduation speeches.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The 1883 Pendleton Act was passed to promote a federal workforce based on merit, not partisan bias.
    — Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The statute creating the NEA provides for grant-making based on merit but doesn’t exclude other criteria.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 26 Mar. 2022
  • When Texas rolled out a bold new way to boost teacher pay based on merit, the state touted it as a path to a six-figure salary—a benchmark that most of America’s teachers never reach in their careers.
    — Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Walsh showed it last year, and on merit Pujols might have lost his job years ago had the Angels’ farm system been able to develop a decent first baseman between Trumbo and Walsh.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
  • Raimondo said the winners were chosen based on merit rather than politics.
    — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022
  • But in the Thursday order, Winsor ruled that the petitioners have not been able to prove their case will succeed on merit, one of the major factors in deciding an injunction.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Additional assignments will be handed out on merit — though even the best officials might not make the final if their national team does as well.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
  • Every team’s place in the pyramid ultimately depends on merit.
    — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2021
  • And in the other notable change, two of the extra four places in the event will not now go to clubs with historically strong track records in European competition but who failed to qualify on merit.
    — New York Times, 13 May 2022
  • Critics saw the move as a throwback to the corrupt 19th-century patronage system, when all federal jobs were partisan spoils rather than based on merit.
    — Jonathan Swan, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The solution is simple: Decoupling the crypto's value from the rest of the market and instead focusing on increasing its value based on merit.
    — Victoria Chynoweth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • But Moon’s roster spot also was earned on merit, said teammates and coaches who praised his preparation despite receiving few practice or shootaround reps.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The claims were not dismissed on merit, but rather because the court held that Texas Tech, as a public university, enjoys the benefit of sovereign immunity.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The long-term outcome will be a company that fosters excellence and innovation based on merit and ability.
    — Asaf Darash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The proposed Super League would include only 20 clubs, five of which would qualify on merit under current, as yet unfinalized, plans.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Work samples are a more accurate predictor of performance than interviews or CVs - and allow all candidates to be judged fairly on merit and skill alone.
    — Jennifer "jay" Palumbo, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Among the changes designed to promote diversity in promotions is a new policy that removes the photos of the candidate so that promotions are based solely on merit.
    — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The reforms were intended to place more emphasis on merit – a candidate’s judgment and knowledge of the law – rather than political connections.
    — Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Sure, Prince George is technically closer in line for the throne than his sister Charlotte, but if these things were decided on merit and ability to follow and enforce royal protocol, the 7-year-old princess would be crowned tomorrow.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Three guys from a young team earned berths on merit, having been added by the players’ voting or by the commissioner’s office and only after mandatory representatives for every team were chosen.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 5 July 2021
  • Our team at Johnnie Walker has been selected on merit and have grown together, organically reaching an even gender split.
    — Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021

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