But barring some stumble or scandal, Americans will as usual decide on the candidates' merits, so the key to the election is to decide which qualities are most in demand this time around.

但是除非是发生一些重大的错误或者丑闻，美国人还是会一如继往地根据候选人的优点来做选择，所以当选的关键是确定此刻最急需哪些品质。

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You can decide the case on its merits.

你可以根据事情本身的是非曲直去判断。

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"They have to decide on the merits of what they have in front of them, " Ms. Gordon said of the five-person board.

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If the case proceeds to the stage where a formal WTO panel is formed to decide on its merits, it could drag on for several years, by which time trade will, with luck, have recovered from its current moribund state.

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