integrated hospital-clinic systems known as Sioux Valley Health System and MeritCare Health System. The Sioux Valley Health System was renamed Sanford Health...

almost $10 million in 2011. Customers included Providence Health System, MeritCare Health System, GE Healthcare, and MedStar Health, among others. Moody...

Merit (Sanskrit: puṇya; Pali: puñña) is a concept considered fundamental to Buddhist ethics. It is a beneficial and protective force which accumulates...

Merit badges are awards earned by members of Scouting America, based on activities within the area of study by completing a list of periodically updated...

000 for two local charities: The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm and MeritCare Children's Hospital. The race was founded and run by Mark Knutson at a...

up merit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Merit may refer to: Merit (Buddhism) Merit (Christianity) Merit (cigarette), a brand of cigarettes Merit Energy...

Portuguese Player of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Orders Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (Portuguese Royal Family)...

ominous message: 'We can kill people in broad daylight in EU, we'll take care of our people'". 2 August 2024. Walker, Shaun; Cole, Deborah (2 August 2024)...

response born by delusional hubris, post-truth on overdrive, (that) does not merit being taken seriously." Even the usually fractured United States Senate...

Golden Hat Award. In 1987, he received the American Music Awards' Award of Merit. A Junkie XL remix of Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" (credited as...

By early February 1938, 12 more generals had been removed. Hitler took care to give his dictatorship the appearance of legality. Many of his decrees...

2023. "Health Care Professions merit badge debuts, replacing the Medicine merit badge". 22 November 2021. Duersch Jr., Fred (2003). Merit Badge Field Guide...

ISBN 978-0-262-51115-5. "NSFNET: A Partnership for High-Speed Networking" (PDF). www.merit.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2024. Retrieved 21 January...

low-income individuals get a fair chance based on their potential and individual merit; but we reject preferences, quotas, and set-asides, as the best or sole...

oak leaf clusters, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit. Buried alongside Eisenhower are his son Doud, who died at age 3 in 1921...

to educational, government, health care, and nonprofit organizations, primarily in Michigan. Created in 1966, Merit operates the longest running regional...

$40,000 to avoid military service, but the FBI found this to be without merit. Toward the end of the war, Sinatra entertained the troops during several...

senators for life, appointed by the president "for outstanding patriotic merits in the social, scientific, artistic or literary field". Former presidents...

Ali's conviction). The decision was not based on, nor did it address, the merits of Ali's claims per se. Rather, the Court held that since the appeal board...

security contributions and taxation. Health insurance is compulsory. Health care is delivered by a mixed public and private system of independent medical...

The Merit Cross for Military Chaplains (German: Geistliches Verdienstkreuz) was a military and civil award established on November 23, 1801, by Emperor...

2022. These six criteria demonstrate that under international law Taiwan merits recognition as an independent state and as such is already a de facto state...

trying to pound a tiny backward nation into submission on an issue whose merits are hotly disputed, is not a pretty one." Another controversial aspect of...

and Borg–McEnroe. Fans and pundits alike regularly argue the individual merits of both players. Messi is lauded for his combination of dribbling, playmaking...

Respiratory Care before earning a Bachelor of Arts from North Dakota State University. Lee has served as the manager of Respiratory Care Service at Merit Care Health...

Order of Civil Merit, the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise, the Order of Saint Raymond of Peñafort, and the Order of Constitutional Merit, among other...

won two publishing industry awards given for sales rather than literary merit, the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year and the Booksellers'...

provided patronage, erecting temples and other religious shrines as acts of merit or to commemorate important events. Traditional paintings showed subjects...

Cross of the Order of St. John and granted him membership in the Order of Merit. In 2004, Johannesburg granted Mandela the Freedom of the City, and in 2008...

tour of the British Empire, leaving Albert and his siblings behind in the care of their nannies and their paternal grandparents, Alexandra and Edward VII...

Elizabeth gave two honours in her personal gift – membership in the Order of Merit and the Order of the Garter – to Thatcher after her replacement as prime...

November 21, 2020, with the judge citing "strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations", which were "unsupported by evidence". Giuliani...

tracks were employed. Both films remain controversial, as their aesthetic merit is inseparable from their propagandising of Nazi ideals. The Allied powers...

Association that video games were a protected form of speech with artistic merit. Since then, video game developers have come to use the form more for artistic...

have been a part of Sherlock's fake death scheme. List of Award of Garden Merit rhododendrons List of Rhododendron diseases List of Rhododendron species...

proving to be an exceptionally dexterous earner. While Ralph's competitive merit would seemingly have him next in line to ascend to capo, his insubordination...

depictions of young women's experiences as trivial and unworthy of serious merit. According to the English-language academic Ryan Hibbett, this gendered...

person a member of the church. As a gratuitous gift of God that requires no merit on the part of the person who is baptized, it is conferred even on children...

2022, Depp received the Serbian Gold Medal of Merit from President Aleksandar Vučić for "outstanding merits in public and cultural activities, especially...

film career may have caused her to not give the album "the attention it merited." During the recording stages for the album, Aaliyah's publicist disclosed...

retro revolution in the 1960s. Streisand was presented the Distinguished Merit Award by Mademoiselle in 1964, and selected as Miss Ziegfeld in 1965. In...

March 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2012. The Higgs field: So important it merited an entire experimental facility, the Large Hadron Collider, dedicated to...

is called a mark-up session, where committee members debate the bill's merits and may offer amendments or revisions. Committees may also amend the bill...

another eight awards and became the youngest artist to receive the Award of Merit. He also won Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Artist, and Favorite...

judge determined there were no triable issues and the case was without merit. On June 13, 2006, Brian Wilson, Love, Jardine, Marks, and Johnston participated...

Spirit. As gifts freely given by the Holy Spirit, they cannot be earned or merited, and they are not appropriate criteria with which to evaluate one's spiritual...

along on every Scout trip. He fulfilled a requirement for the photography merit badge by making a nine-minute 8 mm Western, The Last Gunfight. At age 13...

club's historical associations, though Lazio officials emphasised sporting merit in the decision. Incidents involving Lazio supporters continued into the...

prevented offices from becoming hereditary, allowing appointments to be made on merit; they were more dedicated to their jobs, not being distracted by family...

221. Głąb, Anna (28 December 2021). "Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita and the Merited-Response Argument". Diametros (in Polish). 18 (70): 26–47. doi:10.33392/diam...

When the novel was first published, there were those who did not find merit in the tale. Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas were less enthusiastic...

Cinefile described Bottoms Up as a "crass, low-brow comedy" with "little merit" except for "some Paris Hilton curiosity value". She reportedly snubbed...

Order, 25 March 1839 Grand Cross of the Merit Order of Philip the Magnanimous, 25 December 1843 Military Merit Cross, 16 May 1878 Empire of Japan: Grand...

reservations, Johnny did concede that some of Spector's work with the band had merit, saying "It really worked when he got to a slower song like 'Danny Says'—the...

Medinah in 2006), three editions of the U.S. Women's Open (latest at The Merit Club), the 2009 Solheim Cup (at Rich Harvest Farms), and the 2012 Ryder...

civil orders: the Order of Isabella the Catholic and the Order of Civil Merit. The minister, as head of the department, is the Grand Chancellor of both...

hierarchy was never an especially important one, although his position had merited a brief membership in the Politburo. [¶]Those Podgorny associates who became...

registered trademark phrase. A federal judge found the lawsuit "wholly without merit". The incident focused media attention on Franken's book and, according...

Gould 2014, p. 14. Gould 2014, pp. 19–20. Winters, Glen R. (1968). "The Merit Plan for Judicial Selection and Tenure – Its Historical Development". Duquesne...

model of an American kitchen and engaged in an impromptu exchange about the merits of capitalism versus communism that became known as the "Kitchen Debate"...

dismissed by Judge Susan Webber Wright on the grounds that it lacked legal merit. Jones appealed Webber Wright's ruling, and her suit gained traction following...

ultimately futile) meant that a popular audience could not appreciate its merits. Hearst's attacks against Welles went beyond attempting to suppress the...

passage of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as "ObamaCare"). The system is used by approximately 90 percent of Washington...

founded in 1868 and no longer bestowed; it was replaced by the Order of Merit of Savoy in 1988. In February 2006, all three of Vittorio Emanuele's sisters...

Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions. In the 2026 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit....

"Doug Ford calls allegations in sister-in-law's lawsuit 'false and without merit'". CBC News. Retrieved June 6, 2018. Bond, Meredith (July 7, 2026). "Renata...

Legion of Merit (24 August 1945) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Dragon of Annam (last awarded 1945) Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the...

including the use of lines of infantry against advancing columns, and the merits of supporting sea-power. He understood that the failure of the campaign...

stories you realize that few men have written this many stories of this much merit, and that very few have written more and better stories." His children's...

United States sanctions imposed in 2019. Reforms to the Bundeswehr, health care reform, the 2010s European migrant crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic were...

being "wild allegations" that were "totally unfounded and devoid of all merit". Representatives of the United States and China disputed the report's language...

said I was no match for them. I was determined to make it big on sheer merit." The mid-1970s marked the beginning of her physical transformation. She...

School of Law, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif, a national merit society for top legal scholars. She-Hulk had performed legal work as a member...

Merit pay, merit increase or pay for performance, is performance-related pay, frequently in the context of educational reform or government civil service...

Colombia: Commander of the Order of Military Merit José María Córdova Spain: Crosses of Military Merit (1973, revoked in 2023) Biography portal Capitalism...

measles, and other diseases. For these actions, Mengele was awarded the War Merit Cross (Second Class with swords) and was promoted in 1944 to First Physician...

was appointed Commander of the Legion of Honor, France's highest order of merit, presented by French president Emmanuel Macron, for his work in civil rights...

elections both sides claimed that their opposing candidates were without merit and were trying to win just by influencing women voters and they accused...

made a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2009, Italy's most senior order of merit, and in 2012 was awarded the Grand Cordon...

conception, the soul enters a compatible new body based on the remaining merits and demerits of one's karma (good/bad material activities based on dharma)...

separation of the legislative and executive authorities, but in truth, its merit consists in their singular approximation. The connecting link is the Cabinet...

displayed in a museum in Johannesburg, South Africa. He received the Order of Merit (Wisam al-Jadara), which is rare and was awarded to only a few Iraqi rulers...

the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Hoya carnosa makes faintly succulent shoots with smooth, pale gray, and...

with Hitler. However, influence with Hitler not only came from rank and merit but also who Hitler perceived as loyal, leading to inter-service rivalry...

Breyer's retirement went into effect. The Supreme Court released its final merit opinions on the morning of June 30, 2022. At noon, Breyer officially retired...

confused later writers, including Karl Marx, who wrote "It is the great merit of E.G. Wakefield to have discovered not anything new about the Colonies...

gender-affirming care to minors. Following the injunctions, some hospitals that initially paused gender-affirming care for minors resumed the care. On January...

President of Pastoral Service with the responsibility for developing pastoral care programs in the 480 hospital HCA system. He assumed this position in 1985...

including more than 70 honorary doctorate degrees and numerous national merit citations. In 2001, he was named by CNN and Time magazine as one of the...

Retrieved October 8, 2019. Reed, Jenny (April 21, 2010). "National Health Care Reform is a Win for DC". DC Fiscal Policy Institute. Archived from the original...

Sicily, Knight Grand Cross of the Sicilian Order of St Ferdinand and of Merit, Member of the Ottoman Order of the Crescent, Knight Grand Commander of...

between two characters; a "Frenchman" and "Rousseau", who argue about the merits and demerits of a third character—an author called Jean-Jacques. It has...

normal ECG and who are able to exercise, for example, most likely do not merit routine imaging. Poor movement of the heart due to an MI as seen on ultrasound...

Holy Annunciation (31 October 1916) Italy: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic with Collar (9 March 1982) Malaysia: Honorary Recipient...

traditional proof text for the concepts of infused grace and the treasury of merit, by choosing the adjective gratiosa ('gracious') instead of the traditional...

FWA Tribute Award: 1996 PFA Merit Award: 2007 Premier League Merit Award: 2012–13 Mussabini Medal: 1999 SFA Special Merit Award: 1985 VCGB Scottish Sports...

parade attended by 500,000 people, Lovell was conferred Chicago's medal of merit. The Apollo 13 crew was awarded the City of New York Gold Medal, but Lovell...

Ziling, Xin (2009). 紅太陽的隕落：千秋功罪毛澤東 [The Fall of the Red Sun: Mao Zedong's Merits and Demerits Through the Ages]. Hong Kong: Book Workshop. p. 88. Liqun,...

students. All financial aid is based on demonstrated need, MIT does not offer merit or athletic scholarships. Beginning with the 2025–2026 academic year, tuition...

effects of light, and painting en plein air—he believed that his only "merit lies in having painted directly in front of nature, seeking to render my...

warm feeling of love, and therefore there will probably be no artistic merits in it". He also warned the conductor Eduard Nápravník that "I shan't be...

that this wasn't the Rajinikanth I introduced. He has evolved on his own merits and strengths. I gave him an opportunity and unveiled him to the world....

rule are not eligible for government benefits in the first place. On the merits, Barrett departed from her colleagues Wood and Rovner, who held that DHS's...

of the Order of Rio Branco (1992) Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (1994; posthumous) Grand Cross of the Order of Ipiranga (1994; posthumous)...

original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016. "Trump's $25K to A.G. Bondi merits probe". Orlando Sentinel. April 2, 2016. Archived from the original on June...

Awards, eight Lo Nuestro Awards, the Latin Recording Academy's President's Merit Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Outside her entertainment...

vascular dementia; he lived out his remaining 11 years, first under the care of his mother, and later his sister, until his death. His works and his philosophy...

lawsuit. Disney issued a statement in response to the suit, saying it had "no merit whatsoever" and that Johansson had shown a "callous disregard for the horrific...

Award in 1972 by the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. This Special Merit Award is presented by vote of the Recording Academy's National Trustees...

the 1991 U.S. Ladies' Singles title with the event's first 6.0 technical merit score since Janet Lynn's 1973 performance at the U.S. Championships. She...

manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. She significantly reduced death rates...

highest-grossing animated film globally". Reuters. "88th Academy Awards of Merit" (PDF). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived (PDF) from...

the country's leading institutions in medical research, earning special merits for programs in neurology and neurosurgery. The university-run UW Medicine...

Dion was conferred with the Legion of Honour, the highest French order of merit, and was elevated to the Companion of the Order of Canada. On 30 March 1968...

characters were exempted from the decree for the "acknowledged artistic merit" of Disney's work. Actually, Mussolini's children were fond of Mickey Mouse...

countries. Brightman was awarded the decoration 'Cavaliere' in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 2 June 2016. I and Albert (as Princess Victoria...

 E&T 4. McDowell, Edwin (June 5, 1991). "Judges in Turner Award Dispute Merits of Novel Given a $500,000 Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved...

navy's dockyards in Nanjing were the largest in the world. He also took great care breaking the power of the court eunuchs and unrelated magnates, enfeoffing...

What's inside Mount Rushmore?. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via YouTube. "Caring for a Monumental Sculpture" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from...

the Republic of Latvia granted Baryshnikov citizenship for extraordinary merit. In 1977, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting...

weeks after her resignation, Thatcher was appointed Member of the Order of Merit (OM) by Queen Elizabeth II. Thatcher's husband, Denis, was made a hereditary...

vetoed in the previous year. In August 1990, Bush signed the Ryan White CARE Act, the largest federally funded program dedicated to assisting persons...

since 2026. He previously served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2024 until his resignation in 2026. A member of the Labour Party, he...

"Jason Mitchell". IMDB. 2015. "The Recording Academy Announces 2024 Special Merit Award & Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees: N.W.A, Gladys Knight, Donna...

political appointees. The ART commenced operations in October 2024, with a new merits-based process for appointing members. Albanese took his first international...

2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012. "Presidents, premiers and peacemakers merit honorary degrees". DePaul University. Archived from the original on June...

1915. On 1 March 1916, Mussolini was promoted to the rank of corporal "for merit in war". The promotion was recommended because of his exemplary conduct...

about painting," his work is generally considered to be of less artistic merit than others among Leonardo's pupils, such as Marco d'Oggiono and Boltraffio...

establishment disliked The Lord of the Rings, and the work's subtlety, themes, and merits, including the impression of depth that it conveys. The scholar of humanities...

Sicilies: 1816: Knight of St. Januarius 1816: Grand Cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit Netherlands: 27 November 1818: Grand Cross of the Military William Order...

Rolling Stone that he "care[s] about this band too much to give that [comment] life", and that he was "done debating [his] own merits". On his third episode...

Command Pilot Badge European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Legion of Merit Service Pilot Badge (former U.S. Army Air Forces rating) World War II Victory...

months before his death, Marley was honoured with a designated Order of Merit, Jamaica's highest honour related to people involved with either the arts...

Retrieved September 29, 2022. "Jared Kushner receives Hungary's Order of Merit for diplomatic work". The Jerusalem Post. September 22, 2022. Archived from...

their For Your Consideration list, with consideration in all Awards of Merit categories, aside from Best Actress and categories it was not eligible for...

54th Annual National Prayer Breakfast on 2 February 2006, encouraging the care of the socially and economically depressed and calling for an extra one per...

Spanish order of merit awarded to recognize outstanding or exceptional merits, conduct, activities, or services in the field of health care. It is currently...

impersonating him inappropriately. POW! considered these complaints without merit and claimed that both Lee and his daughter J.C. were aware of the terms...

continually put through different courses of training, and assessed on merit, for promotions and appointments. Substantive promotions up to lieutenant...

requested that the legislature apologize for slavery, and Rubio said the idea merited discussion. The following year, a supportive Rubio said such apologies...

example, prisoners were nearly starved to death, they were denied medical care, they were denied proper housing and clothes, they were subjected to sexual...

Guard's principal expert on flu pandemics. Schwartz was awarded one Legion of Merit, two Meritorious Service Medals, both the Coast Guard and Navy Commendation...

series from 1996 to 2001. These titles were selected for their literary merit and for their illumination of California history and culture. The Ford by...

National Order of Merit Somalia: Collar of the Order of the Somali Star South Korea: First Class of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Spain: Collar of...

Fame (class of 2012) WWE Hall of Fame (class of 2015) Medal for Humanitary Merit of the Austrian Albert Schweitzer Society (2011) Star on the Hollywood Walk...

on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 29 May 2020. "[The Lewis and Clark Expedition] merited less than a single paragraph in John Clark Ridpath's 691-page Popular History...

Vizefeldwebel (senior non-commissioned officer) and received the Bavarian Military Merit Cross. Returning to the front lines in November, Hess fought in Artois,...

'Gold Capella' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The plant prefers bright indirect light, but can adapt to a wide variety...

wrote that gender in video games should be evaluated "based on their actual merits, not in relation to other games". Chris Suellentrop of The New York Times...

Disney argued that it had properly licensed the song and that there was "no merit to his statement." In an October 2014 USPTO filing, Zimmerman argued that...

with Crown and Swords Military Merit Order (Bavaria) 4th Class with Swords Knight's Cross of the Württemberg Military Merit Order Hessian Bravery Medal Cross...

Red Cross DStJ: Lady of Justice of St. John Kingdom of Bavaria: Cross of Merit for 1870/71 Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order...

Healthcare Design Magazine, Award of Merit, 2019 – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital – David H. Koch Center for Ambulatory Care AIA Pennsylvania, Honor Award, 2018...

some of them being rigged with this software by Dominion, there's a lot of merit to that. And when the president says the election was rigged, that's what...

United States bestowed a number of awards, culminating in the Order of Merit in 1983 and honorary citizenship of the United States on 16 November 1996...

of a new phase in her career, in which she would focus more on artistic merit than stardom. Her roles in them marked a departure from the glamorous roles...

"worthless": "There is a surprisingly widespread view that, in terms of the merits of his musical output, Davis might as well have died in 1975." In a 1982...

called a "new religious movement", and other times judged too diffuse to merit that description and been called instead a "milieu" (Dyrendal, Lewis, and...

whom he disliked". Wodehouse was never sure that his books had literary merit as well as popular appeal, and, Donaldson suggests, must have been overwhelmed...

providing medical care in emergency situations, epidemics, military operations and other circumstances involving a risk to life, merits in the field of...

Ecuador: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit and the Ecuadorian Red Cross Haiti: Grand Cross of the Order of Honour and Merit Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of...

low-income Chinese men convicted of minor offenses that would normally merit only a fine or a short prison sentence in Japan. Writing in a legal journal...

Retrieved December 19, 2025. N; P; R (March 8, 2019). "Lawmakers Debate Merits Of Nickelback Band On House Floor". NPR. Retrieved December 20, 2025. Baker...

for this purpose, or the Member who moves for it, and he who seconds it merits impeachment, and sooner or later may expect it. — Thomas Paine, Dissertations...

UNICEF's Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award 2003: German Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) for his UNICEF work 2003: Knight Commander of the...

the award, and others saying he had not secured the achievements to yet merit such an accolade. Obama's award, along with the previous Peace Prizes for...

Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2010, 2014 Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia: 2019 Bavarian Order of Merit: 2021 Attributed to multiple references: Attributed...

PMID 27230754. van Leeuwen, Tessa M.; Singer, Wolf; Nikolić, Danko (2015). "The Merit of Synesthesia for Consciousness Research". Frontiers in Psychology. 6:...

Military Merit (Taegeuk Cordon Medal, 1964) Recipient of the Order of Military Merit (Hwarang Cordon Medal, 1951) Recipient of the Order of Military Merit (Eulji...

Isabella the Catholic (14 January 2005) Senegal: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit [fr] (1 December 2008)[citation needed] WHO: Gold Medal of the World Health...

In 2019, the court sided with Ferrer, with the judge ruling there was no merit to the charity's claims it had the independent right to use Audrey Hepburn's...

Savoy Commander's Cross (7 November 1941) (Kingdom of Italy) Order of Naval Merit in white (10 June 1940) (Spanish State) Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd...

of 2019, the university enrolled the seventh-highest total of National Merit scholars in the United States and the third-highest among all public universities...

would not listen. Rundstedt later testified that while he recognized the merit of Hitler's operational plan, he saw from the very first that "all, absolutely...

and Brooker's wife Konnie Huq received a co-credit on "Fifteen Million Merits". For these episodes, Brooker did not write in the same room as his colleagues...

Occupation Medal Army Cross of Military Merit/Cruces del Mérito Militar—Spain issued two Crosses of Military Merit including one for fighters with a red...

Professor of Medicine of the University. He founded the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance, and was the founding president of the Friends of Science...

for one in the weeks after the Grammy ceremony. A special Grammy Award of merit is occasionally awarded to recognize "ongoing contributions and influence...

elected by the Judicial Council on the basis of opposition proceedings and merits. The justice system is buttressed by the independent offices of public prosecutor...

government, and strengthened the central authorities relative to the provinces. Merit became more important, although most senior positions still went to the...

of Freedom (3 May 2024) Germany: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (5 December 2016) France: Grand Officer...

sought compensation from IUS-N. A Commission of Inquiry in 2005 found no merit in these claims, which were dismissed by the government in 2007. Starting...

first Australian to be awarded a knighthood of the French National Order of Merit, presented by the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, for...

the grace of God. Thomas insists beatitude will be conferred according to merit, and will render the person better able to conceive the divine. Thomas accordingly...

stadium; afterwards, he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit, the highest distinction for sport in Spain. Di Stéfano played with three...

while discovering sophisticated theorems on his own. By 14, he received merit certificates and academic awards that continued throughout his school career...

Retrieved September 20, 2020. "Are the vast majority of asylum claims without merit?". @politifact. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved May...

of Labour Judicial Merit (13 August 2019) Grand Cross of the Order of Military Judicial Merit (28 March 2019) The Mauá Medal of Merit (15 August 2019) The...

Lancastrian lines into the Royal Houses of Portugal and Castile. Whatever the merits of Henry's claim, according to Vergil, his mother and Elizabeth Woodville...

the United States". Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of Honour Star for Merit and Honour (Ministry of National Defence commendation) Cyprus: Grand Cross...

breed and are subject to higher health costs than cows of lower genetic merit for production. (Cassell, 2001) ... Intensive selection for higher yield...

cast's performances and the musical score, but critics were divided on the merits of McKay's satire: some found it deft, while others criticized it as smug...

Time Sweden Dream Team International Swede of the Year Award: 2013 Eliason Merit Award: 2018 Malmö Walk of Fame: 2012 Medal of the City of Malmö: 2015 Swedish...

New Jersey’s Affidavit of Merit Statute (NJ Rev Stat § 2A:53A-27 (2013)) was signed into law in 1995. The statute states that if a person sues for injury...

greatest living players: 2004) Golden Foot: 2005, as football legend PFA Merit Award: 2006 FWA Tribute Award: 2000 English Football Hall of Fame: 2002...

hero worship. The song "No Motherland Without You", sung by the KPA State Merited Choir, was created especially for Kim in 1992 and was frequently broadcast...

attention and has an attendance of over 200,000. List of Award of Garden Merit tulips Tulip period – Period in Ottoman historyPages displaying short descriptions...

becomes devalued—redefined as a neutral and mundane aspect of existence that merits no authentic consideration. "One dies" is interpreted as a fact, and comes...

orderly fashion, and peace was maintained. The samurai could no longer obtain merit on the battlefield. They found more significance in the samurai's existence...

original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2019. As the province debates the merits of a less progressive tax system, voters will have to make tradeoffs that...

Coronet) – novel BRIT Awards 1983 – Life Achievement Award Q Awards 1991 – Merit Award International Rock Awards 1991 – Living Legend Award Tony Award 1993...

nor an example of wasteful government spending. He said the project was merit-based and in the national interest because larger cargo ships could use...

based on storytelling instead of evidence and reason, rejects truth and merit, and undervalues liberalism. Since 2020, conservative US lawmakers have...

Tracking Board, feel it is overused in describing recent films. Artistic merit Classic Great books Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of...

Randolph and Jennie were effectively estranged, and the brothers were cared for by their nanny, Elizabeth Everest. When she died in 1895, Churchill...

Persons were normally appointed to a low mansab and then promoted based on merit and the favour of the emperor. Each mansabdar was required to maintain a...

Kingdom (1846–1852; 1865–1866) and died in 1878, leaving Russell in the care of his grandmother. He won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, in...

Youth in the USA: 1978 Order of Merit of South America, CONMEBOL: 1984 FIFA Order of Merit: 1984 National Order of Merit, Brazil: 1991 Cross of the Order...

The economic concept of a merit good (or worthy good), originated by Richard Musgrave (1957, 1959), is a commodity or service that it is judged an individual...

collective or state-imposed equality as undermining rewards for personal merits, initiatives, and enterprise. In their view, such imposed equality is unjust...

racism, sexism, and a sense of denominational superiority. Whatever the merits of this particular argument, the Southern Baptist Convention, like most...

is described, and usually further analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review may be a primary source, an opinion piece, a summary review...

invites them to "ponder their own ideas". Other critics who see artistic merit in Rowling's writing include Marina Warner, who views Harry Potter as part...

Nickelodeon titled The Mighty B!, about Bessie Higgenbottom, a "sweet, merit-badge-obsessed girl scout". The character of Bessie was inspired by a character...

is the largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students of merit in the country. Later in the month, he performed on behalf of GLAAD's kickoff...

the first score album to receive such a warning. Bates felt this was not "merit-less debauchery, it was just fun. It's very rare that we can work on something...

Herzegovina, and is honorary president of the Royal Board on Education and Care of Handicapped Persons of Spain, as well as the Spanish Foundation for Aid...

in Colorado plan to ask President Biden's administration to review the merits of the decision. Huntsville also has to pass an environmental review before...

Murphy was promoted to first lieutenant and was awarded the Legion of Merit for his service from 22 January 1944 to 18 February 1945. He was moved from...

details about the president's vacation were classified). Ukraine: Order of Merit Moldova: Order of the Republic Poland: Order of the White Eagle (renounced...

Mahaputera, 1st Class (Indonesian: Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna) Star of Merit, 1st Class (Indonesian: Bintang Jasa Utama) The Sacred Star (Indonesian:...

no exception for any person; no merit was left unrewarded, no offence went unpunished; and this he did with so much care and attention that he specially...

In Parma, Ohio, scenes were filmed along Ridge Road, in the old First Merit Bank location and across the street at Mack's Beverage. According to the...

set by recursive partitioning methodology: new insights into the relative merit of individual criteria". The Journal of Rheumatology. 15 (10): 1493–1498...

libertarian (though perhaps not ultra-libertarian), inclined to see the merit of traditions, anti-regulation, pro-immigrant, pro-standing on your own...

after a hasty reading to analyze one's impressions so as to speak of its merits and demerits with confidence. We have been taken and carried through a new...

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008 Premier League Merit Award: 2008–09[citation needed] Most clean sheets in the Premier League:...

Max Gate grounds. In 1910 Hardy was appointed a Member of the Order of Merit and was also for the first time nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature...

incorporated three print encyclopaedias: Funk & Wagnalls, Collier's, and the New Merit Scholar's Encyclopedia. Encarta was the top-selling multimedia encyclopaedia...

Dedication of merit; doing good deeds in the name of someone who has died or in the name of all sentient beings. Rejoicing in merit of good deeds done...

Ghodsee, Kristen; Sehon, Scott; Dresser, Sam, eds. (22 March 2018). "The merits of taking an anti-anti-communism stance". Aeon. Archived from the original...

George had pushed for greater professionalism in the ranks, and promotion by merit rather than by sale of commissions, but without much success. An allied...

in allegories". They all agreed however that the overall project was of merit, awarding Foucault his doctorate "despite reservations". In October 1960...

was the first film to prove that Tracy could make a success on his own merit. Directed by Fritz Lang, Tracy played an innocent man who swears revenge...

By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews...

Summersby received the Legion of Merit, there is no known documentary evidence that she was awarded it. The Legion of Merit was normally awarded to senior...

software. In 1982, the Department of Justice dropped the case as "without merit". Also in 1969, IBM engineer Forrest Parry invented the magnetic stripe...

an example of this, quoting from a lost play of Euripides in which the merits of a dutiful wife are praised. According to Tieleman other surviving use...

of Merit, the British Order of the Bath, the Soviet Order of Victory, the Japanese Order of the Chrysanthemum, the West German Federal Cross of Merit, and...

government of Karnataka to promote Kannada literature and recognize literary merit by giving awards. It is fully funded by the Directorate of Kannada and Culture...

for dismissal, but Judge Denny Chin ruled against the broadcaster on the merits of intentional infliction of emotional distress and civil rights violations...

the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus also had charitable purposes and cared for the sick and poor. However, they were not purely male institutions,...

Lord Jesus Christ gave to each a different recompense according to his merits ..." In his commentary on the Liturgical Year, Abbot Gueranger, O.S.B. states...

settings. Many have technical-medical certifications, such as Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) provided by the National Ski Patrol (USA), that are specific to the...

sportsmanship Olympic Cup: institutions or associations with a record of merit and integrity in developing the Olympic Movement Olympic Order: individuals...

regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. P. bipinnatifidum sap may cause skin irritation. Chewing and/or ingesting...

of the time so I am content to [...] let people judge for themselves the merits of the work." The New York Times was slightly more generous, stating, "There...

prudent mediocrity between a total exclusion of adopted citizens, whose merits and talents may claim a share in the public confidence, and an indiscriminate...

page 128 Roe v. Wade, 314 F. Supp. 1217, 1221 (N.D. Tex. 1970) ("On the merits, plaintiffs argue as their principal contention that the Texas Abortion...

thus in some instances causing dismissal of the suits before reaching the merits of the claims, as in the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan...

working at a summer camp. After high school, Beshear earned a National Merit Scholarship to Vanderbilt University, where he studied political science...

senator's son belonged to the ordo senatorius, but he had to qualify on his own merits for admission to the Senate. A senator could be removed for violating moral...

of the Order of the Condor of the Andes (9 July 2015)  Bolivia: Order of Merit "Father Luis Espinal Camps" (9 July 2015)  Poland: : Order of the Smile...

Retrieved July 10, 2015. Ross, Bob (November 26, 1988). "2 animated films merit holiday viewing" / "'Oliver' boasts snappy songs". The Tampa Tribune. pp...

(1992), was mistakenly sent Walker's original script and, convinced of its merit, committed to directing the project if the original ending remained intact...

nourishment and Tvashtri gets forms. However, her presence is conditional and merit-based—she allies only with those worthy of her gifts. As a result, she moves...

failed to make money for the firm). Instead, he focused on analyzing the merits of possible deals that others brought forward and on recruiting investors...

the Republika Srpska (2024) France: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (2001) Kazakhstan: First Class of the Order of Friendship (2023) Lithuania:...

career, Kelly received two Defense Superior Service Medals; one Legion of Merit; two Distinguished Flying Crosses; four Air Medals (two individual/two strike...

the launch, it was stressed that the nomination of Tedros was based on merit and his prolific national and global credentials. His campaign tagline was...

Education Electricity Emergency services Environmental protection Health care Mail Military Policing Public buildings Public broadcasting Public libraries...

introduced legislation that required selection of civil servants based on merit as determined by an examination, but Congress declined to act on it right...

Public Information decreed that Boulanger's work be judged on its musical merit alone. She won the Second Grand Prix for her cantata, La Sirène. In 1908...

Brazil decorated Gagarin on 2 August 1961 with the Order of Aeronautical Merit, Commander grade. During a tour of Egypt in late January 1962, Gagarin received...

Merit Cudkowicz is an American neurologist and neuroscientist who studies amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).  Cudkowicz is Julieanne Dorn Professor...

essentially kind and warmhearted person". Her musical abilities on their own merits were also impressive. In her 1982 Olivia in Concert performance of Dolly...

'Variegata' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. (confirmed 2017) Traditional medicine practitioners of Madagascar have...

smaller tanks were funded by wealthy individuals to gain social and religious merit. The economy of the empire was largely dependent on agriculture. Wheat,...

long-term catastrophic consequences for Partizan – instead of enjoying the merits of its own many-year work, they would get harder opponents from the start...

the Vatican Award (Rome), the Golden Carabao (Manila), and the Diploma of Merit (Edinburgh) in 1956; the Selznick Golden Laurel for Best Film (Berlin),...

or bad that I have done throughout my life, I am sure that I have earned merit or incurred guilt, and that hence I must consider myself a free agent. ...

was not a proper recording act and did not contribute enough to music to merit an induction. The Ronettes were eventually inducted into the Hall, but not...

Rhythm and Blues Foundation. 1997: He received the American Music Award of Merit. 2002: Along with Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, he was honored as one of the...

undermined the legitimacy of the IMF and called for the appointment to be merit-based. Former managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested in connection...

reward the upsurge of new Commonwealth fiction and ensure that works of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin". Prizes are awarded...

criticism, with proponents arguing it would save taxpayer funds and promote a merit-based approach to education and critics expressing concern about discrimination...

Slowed the growth of civil service reform by multiplying offices outside the merit system (Billington and Ridge) Infringed upon free business enterprise (Billington...

a total of 23 merit badges consisting of 17 required merit badges and 2 specialist ratings (a specialist rating involves 3 related merit badges and a community...

and in 2018 was awarded the rank of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. She was a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defence...

compelling grounds for declaring that some particular episode does or does not merit the label [pogrom]," the majority of the incidents which are "habitually"...

Making?". TODAY.com. Retrieved August 4, 2026. "Article IX, Section 2: Merit Bonuses" (PDF). Women's National Basketball Association Collective Bargaining...

about the independence of two Stanford professors who evaluated the case's merits for Oracle. In 2001, in response to the September 11 attacks, Ellison made...

particularly the wounded. Many of his directives showed special trouble to care for the enlisted men under his command, and he was well known for arranging...

a meritocracy where officials were appointed on the basis of worth and merit, and not on the basis of birth. It was certainly not an oligarchy, nor was...

University of Maine as the state's 'flagship' institution. As such, UMO merits special consideration for its emphasis on public service and research. "University...

he graduated at age 15. Kaczynski was one of his school's five National Merit finalists and was encouraged to apply to Harvard University. While still...

which subsist on milk have been for so many ages either ignorant of the merits of cheese, or else have totally disregarded it; and yet they understand...

tame and govern a people as unruly as the French: they now recognize her merits, her concern for unity and are sorry not to have appreciated her sooner...

a set of dysfunctions, to viewing it as a set of differences that have merit. Dakin CJ (2005). "Life on the outside: A personal perspective of Asperger...

October 1855 Military Merit Cross for 1870/71, 15 March 1871 Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore Military Merit Cross, 1st Class...

PMC 3040598. PMID 21036793. Field AE, Camargo CA, Ogino S (2013). "The merits of subtyping obesity: one size does not fit all". JAMA. 310 (20): 2147–48...

influenced by party concerns, more of Cleveland's appointments were decided by merit alone than was the case in his predecessors' administrations. Cleveland...

Order of George I Grand Cross of Order of the Phoenix Medal of Military Merit 1st Class Recipient of the Commemorative Badge of the Centenary of the Royal...

Christianity The Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, the Order of Merit and the Royal Victorian Order are all awarded at the Sovereign's discretion...

Humphrey and future University of Minnesota president Malcolm Moos debated the merits of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic nominee, and Wendell Willkie, the...

co-stars--particularly Vanity's performance which was "the movie’s one redeeming merit". Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times acknowledged the film's commercial...

Herald stated that "the movie fails utterly at coming up with a story that merits all the eye candy." Empire film critic Olly Richards gave the film four...

work Brinkley did on the cover of Billy Joel's album River of Dreams. 2001 Merit Award, given by USO-The United Service Organizations Inc. Brinkley traveled...

'Legion of Merit' by Donald Trump". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 December 2020. "Donald Trump awards PM Narendra Modi with Legion of Merit for elevating...

Eisenhower approved the plans with the intention of persuading Kennedy of their merit. On 8 December 1960, Bissell presented outline plans to the "Special Group"...

Legion of Honour in February 2025, the highest and most prestigious order of merit in France. He will officially be presented with the award at the 2025 United...

their quarters and bringing off the Prince William Henry and Admiral Digby merits applause; and you have my authority to make the attempt in any manner, and...

obscured among other students, Roberts distinguished himself with professors, meriting multiple distinctions for his scholarly writing. He gained a reputation...

neither genetic nor eugenic and that he never arranged his fellow men on a merit according to their origins. Powell said in a 1964 speech: I have and always...

(August 2, 2016). "Paxton Says "Frivolous" Campus Carry Lawsuit Has No Merit". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved...

a correspondence with Mary Tyler, dated 6 November 1849, on the comedic merits of Punch and Judy, a puppet show dominated by the anarchic clowning of Mr...

a congressional page in the House of Representatives. He was a national merit scholar when he graduated from Lakeside School in 1973. He scored 1590 out...

military officers, and also provided an opportunity to earn promotion through merit on the battlefield. It was said that officers would receive either la caja...

Donkey Kong the Best Single-player video game award and the Certificate of Merit as runner-up for Coin-Op Game of the Year. In his next game, he gave Mario...

letter asking that the vote be postponed to allow public hearings on the merits of repealing net neutrality. They expressed concerns that repealing net...

brand name of Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG, which manufactures medicinal skin care products. Sebamed was established by Heinz Maurer (1921–2016) in 1957. Since...

October. After the operation he was reported to be recovering in intensive care. In May 2025, Lula was diagnosed with labyrinthitis after suffering from...

from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023. "FGLA 2019 Merit: The University of Chicago Center in Hong Kong". FuturArc. 2nd Quarter 2019...

Lost's Satan, is "Heav'n running from Heav'n" with a "sense of injur'd merit". Professor Eric C. Brown judges the climax, in which Milton attempts to...

international organizations who do not qualify for diplomatic status but do merit expedited, courteous treatment – an example of this is Australia's special...

criminologists and sociologists from U.C. Berkeley and U.C. Santa Cruz giving merit to the shows Graham managed to obtain a second permit hearing, but was again...

arts and charitable organisations". 1 January 2012: Member of the Order of Merit (OM) by Queen Elizabeth II 1 January 2001: Centenary Medal Solomon Islands...

anticipating their later promotion to senator based on their personal merits. To reverse declining membership of the equestrian order, Caligula recruited...

meeting with Jinnah on 5 April 1947, Mountbatten tried to persuade him of the merits of a united India, citing the difficulty of dividing the mixed provinces...

materials. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang — awkeotsang creeping fig Ficus pumila var...

probably, in the Union, the press has exerted a freedom in canvassing the merits and measures of public men, of every description, which has not been confined...

who had nine children each were given an award recognising "High Maternal Merit" ("Haut mérite maternel"). American World War I soldiers fighting in France...

Elliott in the rank of administrator (because the settlement was too small to merit a governor) 1950–1953.[citation needed] Development continued as the island's...

he was later given 2,000 koku in Yamato Province as recognition for his merit in this battle. During the Battle of Sekigahara, several commanders of the...

Paris, presented by Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (2006) Chevalier of the Order of Merit for significant personal contribution to strengthening interstate cooperation...

the Ways", composed 1142–1151), Liber Vitae Meritorum ("Book of Life's Merits" or "Book of the Rewards of Life", composed 1158–1163); and Liber Divinorum...

The Commonplace Book of American Poetry, a work which has at least the merit of not belying its title, and is exceedingly commonplace". The American...

with the right intention and in good faith, they may even obtain great merit before God for what they have decided on and asked the doctors to carry...

policies that sound good and avoiding those that sound bad, regardless of merit when examined rigorously by economists. The U.S. federal government regulates...

the flesh of Tang Sanzang) or animal-spirits with enough Taoist spiritual merit to assume semi-human forms. The demon-spirits include a white bone demon...

February 2003) West Germany: Grand Cross with Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (29 February 1984) The ribbons worn regularly...

In the same year, Gabel along with the cast of Scorpion was part of CBS Cares's awareness and discussion campaigns for Autism. He was associated with American...

public debate and legislative action. We must therefore exercise the utmost care whenever we are asked to break new ground in this field." "The Constitution...

beauty, wisdom, and love for one another. They are tasked to teach the merits of virtue, love, and equality to the men of "Patriarch's World". They have...

March 25, 2026. During this visit, Noboa awarded Noem the National Order of Merit in the grade of Grand Cross, one of Ecuador's highest civilian honors, in...

September 2024) Foreign honours Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (9 April 2024) Japan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (17 June...

Ehrlichman urged him to reconsider, arguing that Thiệu's objections had merit. Nixon wanted 69 amendments to the draft peace agreement included in the...

said, "X-Men Black: Magneto #1 gives us two stories, and each have their merits. In the main story, Claremont and Talajic provide an interesting character...

exclusively in the realm of the Christian faith. ... It was and is the merit of the Enlightenment to have again proposed these original values of Christianity...

decision simply affirming the lower court's decision without discussing the merits of the case, since the Supreme Court of Florida lacks jurisdiction to hear...

were terribly distressed. I didn't know they cared so much ... I never knew that parents were supposed to care for their children, but from then on I knew...

importance"—meaning that a work with any redeeming social importance or literary merit was arguably not obscene, even if it contained isolated passages that could...

return from a scout camp, a group of Minions are entranced by the girls' merit badges and become scouts in an attempt to earn badges for themselves. Aired...

Merit Scholarship Program and sponsored 21 Merit Scholarship awards in 2020. In the 2020–2021 academic year, 29 freshman students were National Merit...

Gandhari: pragidi, Chinese: 自性行 zì xìng xíng), one first plants the roots of merit in front of a Buddha to attain Buddhahood. Resolution (praṇidhāna-caryā...

recently showed the manuscript to some unnamed friends, who verified its merit, thus convincing her to reverse her long-held decision about not publishing...

been published alphabetically within class rather than in strict order of merit, which made it difficult to ascertain the student with the lowest passing...

Third Order Franciscans, then a common way for Catholics to gain spiritual merit. It is generally accepted Cervantes died on 22 April 1616 (NS; the Gregorian...

from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013. "Special Merit Awards: Class Of 2014". grammy.org. Archived from the original on 11 February...

spiritual care is entrusted to a bishop of another ritual church. For instance, members of the Latin Church in Eritrea are under the care of the Eastern...

hermit (6 July 649), dying in Oberwesel, Austrasia "I desire that whatever merits I may have gained by good works may fall upon other people. May I be born...

Brazil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Goeppertia makoyana is an evergreen perennial, growing to 45 cm (18 in)...

He also notes the episode's social commentary: "Underneath the richly merited jabs at labor’s propensity for corruption lies a real respect for labor’s...

For 2019, Yale ranked second in enrollment of recipients of the National Merit $2,500 Scholarship (140 scholars). Half of all Yale undergraduates are women...

WTA Most Improved Player WTA Fan Favorite Singles Player Gold Cross of Merit European Sportswoman of the Year – Evgen Bergant Trophy 2022 Chris Evert...

February 2023. The visiting president decorated King Salman with the National Merit Medal, the highest medal of his country. Haider, Mateen (4 March 2015)....

education, health care, workers' compensation and other services, including child care and elder care. Socialist child care and elderly care systems allow...

mensonge (The History of a Lie), questioned the scientific validity and merit of the SPE. He further discussed his critiques in an article published by...

behind Bahrain and automatically qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup on merit after 42 years. Shortly thereafter, Malaysia's FIFA ranking rose up to 147th...

that is because he was too big for them.' Macmillan accepted the Order of Merit in 1976. In October of that year he called for "a Government of National...

snobbery, could set me writhing under attentions I had done nothing to merit." Reprinted in Collected Prose, Knopf, 2004, p. 461. Merrill, James. A Different...

the Roman Eagle, 14 March 1942 Mauritian Medal for Military Merit of 10 Lustrums War Merit Cross Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918...

England. The pope was understood to have the power to draw on the Treasury of Merit built up by the saints and by Christ, so that he could grant indulgences...

Yeltsin three years after his death: Russian and Soviet Russia: Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class (12 June 2001) – a particularly outstanding...

criticised for an abundance of elaborate stage shows at the cost of artistic merit. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was formed in 1950 among 23 broadcasting...

availability of copyright protection should not depend on the artistic quality or merit of a work, fair use analyses consider certain aspects of the work to be...

experience. There is a rigorous debate in Indian literature on relative merits of these theoretical spiritual practices. For example, Chandogyopanishad...

Fellowship (1975) Officer of the Order of Maritime Merit (1980) Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (1985) U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom (1985)...

health and care in India and Sightsavers have shown way to people at large in the country with their achievements in the area of eye care." Bedi is the...

(Princeton Gold) have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The Norway maple was introduced to northeastern North America between 1750...

a vital voice for national defense". Daniels and Roosevelt instituted a merit-based promotion system and extended civilian control over the autonomous...

awarded the highest degree (Chief Commander) of the American Legion of Merit by U.S. President Harry S. Truman. He was also decorated with the Soviet...

Barrett also expressed concern that, just because some "alternatives" have merit, there is the impression that the rest deserve equal consideration and respect...

cast based on his performance in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits". He has said the role appealed to him because Chris is written as an everyman...

elected to the seats because of the offices they held, not on their personal merit. Because of this, the Central Committee was commonly considered an indicator...

Philippine government for her cultural contributions, receiving the Presidential Merit Award in 1990 and the Congressional Medal of Achievement in 2007, and being...

and S&P 100. The company is governed by a board of directors, chaired by Merit Janow. Michael Miebach is chief executive officer. In 2017, CEO Ajay Banga...

German Order, the Blood Order Medal, the Wound Badge in Gold, and the War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords—on his funeral pillow. Although Heydrich's death...

elements. From Thor, he inherited the quick temper, physical strength and merits as a giant-slayer. Early depictions portray Olaf as clean-shaven, but after...

that Kingdom's Military Merit Order (Militär-Verdienstorden), while enlisted men received various grades of the Military Merit Cross (Militär-Verdienstkreuz)...

being formally decorated by Hitler twice, including being awarded the War Merit Cross. At the time, Germany was highly interested in American physicist...

his death, they hire a young nanny, Leanne Grayson, to move in and take care of Jericho, the reborn doll, opening their home to increasingly unusual occurrences...

savings accounts, support for charter schools, and greater flexibility in merit pay for high performing teachers. Researchers also introduced a "Missouri...

junior and A-team level. After completing his education, he worked as a care assistant in a nursing home. He completed 15 months of military service as...

federally appointed positions. Under the act, appointments were awarded on merit and competitive examination. To ensure the reform was implemented, Congress...

of the Nazi Party. When he was one year old, Maté's mother put him in the care of a stranger for over five weeks to save his life. Upon their reunion, Maté...

Insignia of the Brazilian Order of the Rose ADR rose List of Award of Garden Merit roses List of rose cultivars named after people Rose (colour) Rose garden...

Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (9 February 2001) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (15 January...

and behaviour of the past. I will restore the value of work, authority, merit and respect for the nation." On 6 May 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy became the sixth...

Marie C. (February 23, 1997). "CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: Debate continues over merit of young-adult fare". The Boston Globe: G1. Ray, Karen (October 31, 1993)...

the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020. "Award of Merit Health Care: Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital NICU/OB Renovation". www.enr.com...

and Spartan have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Some plants named southern highbush blueberry are hybridized forms derived...

contributions in ecclesiology, noting the validity of sacraments regardless of the merit of the celebrant against the views of the Donatists. In his book The City...

high tension during my divorce from Donald. The story is totally without merit." Jill Harth alleged that Trump assaulted her several times. Harth stated...

adjudicate in a dispute he and his friend Calpurnius were having on the relative merits of two actors. Marcus told Fronto of his reading – Coelius and a little...

works of art in a wide variety of styles and aesthetic temperaments—their merits are left to the public and the marketplace to judge. The Feminist art movement...

Jainism prescribes seven supplementary vows, including three guņa vratas (merit vows) and four śikşā vratas. The Sallekhana (or Santhara) vow is a "religious...

elementary school in Kunžak is named after him, and he was awarded the Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence, Grade I. The Czech government nominated him...

on the PlayStation 2, and 47/100 on the Xbox. Critics were mixed on its merits as adult video game. Some reviewers considered it and its depiction of women...

category but have satisfied the standards set by the panel of judges receive merit awards which are only certificates. No cash or other prizes and incentives...

as "the repositories and guarantors of Mobutism". Quite aside from the merits or weaknesses of Mobutism, the MPR drew much of its legitimacy from the...

Italian soldiers to safety, for which he was decorated with the Italian War Merit Cross (Croce al Merito di Guerra) and with the Italian Silver Medal of Military...

and the Order of Merit. In addition, many living New Zealanders hold appointments in the orders that the New Zealand Order of Merit replaced. List of...

University Park is a college-sponsor of the National Merit Scholarship Program and sponsored five Merit Scholarship awards in 2020. In the 2020–2021 academic...

the Nazis. Memorials to Wegner Wegner was awarded the Highest Order of Merit by the Federal German Government in 1956. His native city of Wuppertal awarded...

decisis that would require it to uphold past rulings regardless of their merits or the practical consequences of maintaining or overturning them. Ratio...

of Honour, and the other crew members were awarded the French Order of Merit. In the ensuing years, Betser and the Netanyahu brothers – Iddo and Benjamin...

Celebration of the Persian Empire Italy: Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Nicaragua: Grand Cross of the Order of Rubén Darío...

the Season: 2014–15 Decorations Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011 Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal: 2023–24 DFL-Supercup:...

evocations of the sea; more soberly, Matthew Arnold declared it "rich in merits"; and, in his autobiographical book A Small Boy and Others, Henry James...

Meriter Hospital Inc, doing business as UnityPoint Health - Meriter, is a non-profit hospital campus in Madison, Wisconsin, United States that is owned...

first-generation college students. Northwestern also enrolls the ninth-most National Merit Scholars of any university in the nation.[citation needed] In Fall 2014...

often run by religious organisations, that base admissions on academic merit. These schools are subject to the Education Bureau's curriculum guidelines...

Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT). Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October...

2024. In June 2022, Son received the Order of Sport Merit, Cheongnyong class, the highest order of merit for achievement in sports given to a South Korean...

Schindler received awards for his efforts, including the German Order of Merit in 1966. Schindler died of liver failure on 9 October 1974. He is buried...

The tomb of Kha and Merit, also known by its tomb number Theban Tomb 8 or TT8, is the funerary chapel and burial place of the ancient Egyptian foreman...

founded Alvarez LLC. He is the recipient of the Silver Star, two Legions of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Star Medals, and two Purple...

in ICU. Studies such as the MERIT study have been inconclusive and a source of ongoing controversy. Apart from clinical care implications, the MET system...

in March 1989 for lack of jurisdiction (the courts did not address the merits of the claims). He is a French citizen through his paternal grandmother...

the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. S. dyeriana is sold as a very common landscape plant due to its vibrant...

survey reveal most concerns are about promotion and pay increase based on merit, dealing with poor performance, rewarding creativity and innovation, leadership...

marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit) "Euonymus japonicus Thunb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens...

history and Castro awarded 82 soldiers medals of the newly created Medal of Merit for the Defense of Cuito Cuanavle on 1 April 1988. Tensions were increased...

pass the Obama administration's landmark bills, including the Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Don't...

criticising the industry for promoting materialistic values over artistic merit. At the Brit Awards 1991, she won the Brit Award for International Female...

2016. Ahlborg, Karin (9 February 2016). "Skandalkirurgen ljög om sina meriter" [The scandal surgeon lied about his qualifications]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish)...

Trotsky: the Man and His Work. Reminiscences and Appraisals. New York: Merit Publishers. Hass, Jeffrey K. (2025) "A study in leadership contrasts: Leon...

Hollywood, but Max Youngstein of United Artists disagreed with Schary on the merit of the film and still considered Kubrick and Harris to be "Not far from...

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo responded that his inclusion had merit even based on his time with the Nationals, when he "taught us how to be...

and salvation while others were destined for Hell. No one, however, could merit salvation. According to covenant theology, Jesus's sacrifice on the cross...

needed a university designed for young men who would be admitted based upon merit rather than birthright or social class. On April 18, 1831, the institution...

Lebanon: Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit (1982) Italy: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (July 1982) Morocco:...

Sachs one of its highest honors, the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit. He received an honorary doctorate from the Kraków University of Economics...

found the images "absolutely revolting" and that they had "no artistic merit". These views swiftly drew censure from members of the "creative stream"...

is 100 percent spring water. The claims made in the lawsuit are without merit and an obvious attempt to manipulate the legal system for personal gain...

Empire State Plaza in Albany, increased facilities and personnel for medical care, and the creation of the New York State Council on the Arts. Rockefeller...

Moreover, he instructed that the primary criterion for promotion should be merit and not personal loyalties. Nasser retracted the initiative after Amer's...

episodes in which the teams retest myths to see if the complaints have merit. These episodes have sometimes resulted in overturning results of several...

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Howea forsteriana gained great popularity as a houseplant in Europe and...

who received aid. USC also offer some very competitive and highly valued merit-based scholarships (the full-tuition, four-year Mork Family, Stamps and...

form of financial aid, which includes need-based aid, athletic aid, and merit aid. The average need-based grant for the 2023–2024 academic year was $63...

new titles, rewards, and orders to elevate those who in his view deserved merit. Pius IX created 122 new cardinals, of whom 64 were alive at his death;...

inappropriate social behavior, temper tantrums, laughing at things which merit no laughter, and even psychological symptoms such as depression and anxiety...

Russell (22 October 2021). "Speed, rage, heat or stink: The conventions and merits of the children's graphic novel". The Times Literary Supplement. Archived...

opportunities to adjust treatment if the patient's condition changes to merit less risky therapy. The concurrent use of opioids with other depressant...

Napoleon. Blaufarb, Rafe (2021). The French army 1750–1820: Careers, talent, merit. Manchester University Press. Clayton, Anthony (2013). Paths of Glory: The...

the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015. "Bear Grylls on the merits of being Chief Scout". The Telegraph. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original...

considerable attention and earned him the Art Directors Club Award for Distinctive Merit in 1956. In a 1956 interview with Mademoiselle, Warhol described his approach...

20th-century critic Northrop Frye as forming "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". While Blake worked...

de la Orden de Mérito Militar" (The Cross of the Order of the Military Merit) first class. The residents of San Juan were furious with Rivero and blamed...

to D. pruinosa to merit demotion to a subspecies and likewise D. ferox and D. quercifolia are close enough in morphology to merit being subsumed in a...

Bulgaria: Sash of the Order of Stara Planina Chile: Collar of the Order of Merit Croatia: Grand Cross of the Grand Order of King Tomislav (2013) Denmark:...

show great thermoelectric performance with the thermoelectric figure of merit, zT, as high as 1.0, which is even higher than some of other conventional...

Belgium: Knight of the Order of Leopold (civil division) Denmark: Medal of Merit, in Gold and with Crown, 1907 Hans Egede Medal, 1925  France: Grand Officer...

activities and personal achievements earned him the Juan Pablo Duarte Order of Merit and the Order of Cristóbal Colón. De la Renta died of complications from...

Harris School of Public Policy 2020: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2020: John Maddox Prize, Sense about Science 2021:...

long-term servitude contracts and to institute reforms for workers based on merit. The Boxer Rebellion broke out shortly after the Hoovers arrived in China...

because it does not involve a full merits analysis. Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept...

the government from appealing a pre-trial motion to dismiss or other non-merits dismissal, or a directed verdict after a jury conviction, nor does it prevent...

no-confidence motion from S&D lawmakers. Lithuania: Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2 March 2017) Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the...

not cause any "real damage", and that the documents in question did not merit protection, as they were not sensitive. The request included a supporting...

from Virgil's Aeneid, and translates into English as "Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward". UCL's traditional sporting and academic colours...

study of hydraulic engineering. Subramanian, Ajantha (2019). The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University...

she was abusing Alexander; investigators interviewed Meester and found no merit in the complaint. In November 2011, Constance dropped the $3 million claim...

a sympathetic character whose argument of mutant solidarity might have merit. God Loves, Man Kills was not acknowledged as part of the main Marvel Universe...

Through the proposer's care, number, name and award year are engraved on the reverse of the merit badge. The costs for the merit badge are disputed by...

traditional heroes who gain their abilities naturally or through personal merit. However, this power prevents her from maintaining close relationships,...

Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, are depicted with such care and art that, according to Davidson, they must have possessed special significance...

that works of charity done in a lukewarm and half-hearted way are without merit and of no avail", should be removed from future editions. Historically,...

trial court judges in some counties are selected through a process known as merit selection, a version of the Missouri Plan. The process, approved by voters...

Military rank, either as NCO or reserve officer, is highly valued as a merit in Finland by employers when recruiting a male employee. In general, serving...

Officer, Order of the Liberator (Argentina) Grand Officer, Order of Military Merit (Brazil) Grand Officer, Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Commander,...

Johnson could not bring himself to regard the poem as earning him any merit as a poet. Alexander Pope said that the author "will soon be déterré" (unearthed...

spite of Tyndale's execution on charges of heresy for being a Lutheran, the merits of Tyndale's work and prose style made his translation the ultimate basis...

was also appointed to the Order of Merit (OM) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. Appointment within the Order of Merit is in the personal gift of the monarch...

You will, I hope, look upon it in light of a thing with an end to it; a merit that most of my writing have wanted, and are like to want, but which this...

Association of American Physicians and served as president (2016-2017) 2001 Merit Award, National Institute on Aging 2011 Silver Innovator's Award, Alliance...

dismissive, although other composers, notably Hector Berlioz, found considerable merit in the music. The opera was not revived in Bizet's lifetime, but from 1886...

Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal United States: 2013 – Commander of the Legion of Merit Malaysia : 2012 – The Most Gallant Order of Military Service (P.G.A.T.)...

Constantinian Order of Saint George (1962) Italy: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (27 November 1962) Thailand: Knight Grand Cordon...

qualification-level for a given assignment. Badges can also be used as merit-based or service-based awards. Over time, various badges have been discontinued...

clearly won the bout whilst a few others taking the view that he had won on merit. In his next bout he fought 2008 Beijing Olympics silver medalist Zhang...

amongst others. He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1988. Pavarotti died from pancreatic cancer on...

pricing, a national early learning and child care program, a national school lunch program, the Canadian Dental Care Plan, and the beginning of national pharmacare...

U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve and also earned the highest French order of merit, the Legion of Honor. His achievement spurred significant global interest...

honours included a knighthood (1947), a life peerage (1970) and the Order of Merit (1981). For his on-screen work he received an Academy Award, five British...

The resulting burns to his face required extensive and agonizing medical care. This was Yeager's last attempt at setting test-flying records due to his...

"Great Mongol State", and to commanders who had gained their rank through merit and loyalty to the khan. This particular reform proved extremely effective—even...

(1971, 1978 and 1988) Hero of Socialist Labour (Romania) (1964) Military Merit Medal (Romania) Order of the Victory of Socialism (accompanied each Hero...

MURPHY". www.acc.af.mil. "AF SG, DSG recognize Airmen who demonstrated C.A.R.E. in action". www.airforcemedicine.af.mil. "Air Force Surgeon General visits...

history. Crews believes that psychoanalysis has no scientific or therapeutic merit. University of Chicago research associate Kurt Jacobsen takes these critics...

not mean that we must show him hostility, or forget that he has certain merits. The important thing is that he is a Muslim and an Islamic writer ... who...

governor, e.g. increasing high school graduation standards (The Michigan Merit Curriculum) so that every Michigan high school student takes a college preparatory...

Konishi but a frequent visitor to Ashton-Laval, a polis of great artistic merit. Ve proudly considers verself delinquent. Inoshiro frequently attempts to...

followed by an afterlife in heaven and hell based on cumulative virtues (merit) or vices (demerit). However, the ancient Vedic Rishis challenged this idea...

that 2001: A Space Odyssey is science fiction. Genre is irrelevant to the merits of a film, whether its conventions are followed or defied; what matters...

may appeal to moral or other arguments. Opinions vary widely as to the merits of the practice. Children of first-cousin marriages have a 4–6% risk of...

Death, what good is a relative and what good is a friend? At that time, merit alone is a protection, and I have not applied myself to it. BCA 2:41 In...

of the Alberta Order of Excellence, the province's civilian honour for merit. In 2026, Harper received the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's gold...