In the US, regulators have been persuaded of the merits of this approach because they have seen the positive outcomes for older people.
"We have now thoroughly examined the case that we have and we are convinced of the merits of our case, and the expectation that we will have a success to get the outcome we want - which is a regrade for students, " he said.
"They have to decide on the merits of what they have in front of them, " Ms. Gordon said of the five-person board.
But even when the east Europeans have departed, debating the merits of immigration will no longer be off-limits in polite society.
Some governments have started recognizing the merits of prizes over subsidies.
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Difficulties that everyday citizens (and voters) have with evaluating the merits of the most well-known financial services firms are multiplied when the challenge is to form a judgement on the long-term value provided by unknown, entrepreneurial firms who engage in financial transactions that are far removed from their own everyday lives.
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Does the consultant have an obligation to discuss the merits of doing business with its brokerage affiliate versus other brokerage firms?
And with Sheridan not expected to be back in action until late February after undergoing surgery on the dislocated shoulder he suffered playing for Sale in October, Johnson will have to weigh up the merits of the other props at his disposal.
Mrs Tshabalala-Msimang and the president, Thabo Mbeki, have previously sounded sceptical about the merits of antiretroviral drugs.
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"I think by the end of the year, everyone's going to have a better idea what the merits of this litigation are and where it's going, " Birnbaum says.
It was too late to bring an innocent spouse claim and have it considered on the merits.
In India, many have started to doubt the merits of the deal, but cancelling is out of the question, bearing in mind the big sums already invested.
If there is an evidentiary hearing, which I suspect there will be, the issues would probably include first whether the court has jurisdiction of the labor dispute (as opposed to the National Labor Relations Board) and then most insightfully, whether the players really do have a substantial chance of success on the merits.
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If Republicans didn't want to extend the payroll tax cut on the merits, then they should have put together a strategy and the arguments for defeating it and explained why.
But Raymond clients like Sienna Miller and Dita Von Teese have done wonders for exhibiting the merits of wearing underwear as outerwear.
He says their most important allies are black state legislators who do not have to be persuaded of the merits of anti-discrimination laws.
As well as creating a stronger rival to Google, the deal would also have other merits, Microsoft claims.
But the truth is both have their merits.
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Yet some would have us believe that, whatever the merits of these and similar concerns about the Israeli withdrawal (which are brilliantly elucidated by my colleague, Caroline Glick), the decision has already been taken by the recently elected government of Israel.
Nor have they demonstrated serious questions as to the merits and a balance of hardships that tips decidedly in their favor.
Considered narrowly, the EPA proposal appears to have some merits.
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But philosophical arguments about the merits of central banking have nothing to do with the practical question facing Ben Bernanke right now: is monetary policy currently too tight or too loose?
So it is very helpful to me to have his support, to have his, you know, willingness to make the case for me, but I have to, you know, be viewed on my merits and make the case for myself.
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Whatever the merits of that lawsuit may have been, what was it doing in California?
Whatever the merits of those adjustments may have been, they had the effect of increasing expenses in a program where cost is a crucial metric of success.
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Executives in the C-suite may not spend a lot of time discussing the merits of Hadoop but they have become technologically literate, said Mills, and they are very focused on results.
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Lawyers for the Boston School Committee disagree, and have been calling on teachers, former pupils and administrators to testify to the merits of diversity.
The report may have been worthless, but it should stand or fall on its on merits, not on the comments of the commissioners.
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Richards said he did not object to Capello's candidacy but felt the FA should have waited for its board members to meet in person rather than discussing the Italian's merits via a conference call.
This industry, along with all others, will have to succeed or fall on its merits in the marketplace without being propped up by government spending that we can ill afford.
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