But one can reject that and still believe in the merit of a system in which people with strong views put their money where their mouth is.

但人们可在拒绝它的同时，仍然相信如下这种制度是有价值的：在该制度下，观点鲜明的人用真金白银来押注自己所持的观点。

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According to figures released by the Pentagon in February, almost all of the employees in the merit system got raises or bonuses in 2009, with the average total reward of 8.35%.

根据五角大楼二月发表的数字，绩效评奖系统中几乎所有的雇员2009年会有加薪或者奖金，平均总奖金8.35%。

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Luther in teaching emphasis on righteousness by faith, that person will get god's salvation, not by the customs in the church of god, and the faith, is not good, but in the merit or god give gifts.

路德宗在教义上主要强调因信称义，认为人要得到上帝的拯救，不在于遵守教会的规条，而在于对上帝的信心；不在于个人的功德或善行，而在于上帝给人的恩赐。

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But in a statement responding to the lawsuit, Cabot said it saw no merit in the claims.

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In other words, Freud, Sophocles, all of the other versions I have at my disposal, have equal merit as versions, but none of them is a transcendental signified, none of them is a blanket term, and none of them is the causal explanation or meaning of the myth.

换句话说，弗洛伊德，索福克勒斯，还有所有其它供我使用的版本，都用同样的优点，但它们中没有一个是超验所指，没有一个是概括性话语，没有一个是神话的随意解释或意义。

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O'Hanlon believes the Nobel Committee was blinded by the president's near-pop star status in some countries, and that the young president has no real achievements that merit such an award.

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McDowell would overtake the German in the Order of Merit by winning the tournament or ending up alone in second as long as Kaymer finishes no higher than a tie for third.

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In other words, the scientists in the definition stage saw the merit, but the regulations required scope change.

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The stats prove the Irishman's career high-finish in the Order of Merit has been down to his improved technique and feel on the greens in 2005.

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