Mr Rembar was able to argue against the banning of the book by claiming that it not only had literary merit but moral value as well.

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Yes, many smaller, perhaps less-known private colleges still offer academic merit aid of substantial value.

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The concept of merit is replaced by that of value.

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If these donors wish to help their children, they should begin by teaching them the value of hard work and merit, not how to buy one's way out of an underachieving high-school career.

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The idea has merit, but when I think about how long some engagement letters already are, the value of adding another paragraph, beyond CYA for the preparer, is limited.

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