In that situation I would say a merit based on.

在那种情况下，我要说以价值为基础。

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Should promotion be based on merit or seniority?

提拔一个人应当看业绩，还是看资历？

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Merit-based aid is aid offered to students who achieve excellence in a given area, and is generally known as academic, athletic and artistic merit scholarships.

以成绩为基础的奖学金是为在某一领域取得优异成绩的学生提供的奖学金，常见的包括学术、体育和艺术奖学金。

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Committee chairman William Weisenberg says the lawyers group is for greater use of merit-based selections.

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It is only through wage freezes and inflation that a union driven wage structure can be eroded and replaced with a merit based structure.

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Despite these gaps, colleges have been shifting funding from need-based to merit-based aid effectively providing welfare for the wealthy.

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Scholarships range from need-based to merit-based awards, and everything in between.

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