And, as tuitions continue to increase, the line between merit and need blurs.

而且，随着学费的不断增加，给予嘉奖和满足需要之间的界线越来越模糊。

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Lady Sneerwell: Ah! My dear Surface the merit of this belongs to you. But do your brother's distresses increase?

史妮蔽女士：哈！亲爱的索菲斯，这都归功于你啊。但是你兄弟的悲痛增加了吗。

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Under the pay reforms proposed in the government's Green Paper, successful teachers and schools would receive achievement-related payments, with an appraisal system determining whether teachers merit an extra increase in salary.

BBC: Ballot demanded for teachers' performance pay

But maybe the idea does have merit and it would somehow increase quality and save money to keep a hospital running at full steam seven days a week rather than five.

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