“A fair process for appointing candidates on merit must be at the heart of the new system, based on advice from the Equal Opportunities Commission.”

“Grace is conferred upon him because of the merit of his work.”

“The great merit of Saura's production is that it recreates lovingly and with great detail in sets, costumes, and music, Ursua's dramatic trajectory.”

“The governing class, defended as a meritocracy, resembles nothing more than the Chinese mandarinate.”

“Surveying this phenomenon has led me to review my own rise in the academic meritocracy, with surprising results.”

“The NFL, like any other successful business endeavor, makes it on meritocracy, not charity.”

“The decline and fall of a mere meritocrat in a world of privilege is the theme of this novel.”

“Nowhere in recent film, fiction or drama have I seen such a convincing take on the psychology of the old-style lower-middle-class meritocrat.”

“She is a quiet meritocrat, celebrating the pleasure of doing things well and not making a particularly big deal of it.”

“Even though he is born in such a state, the quality of his meritoriousness will not be affected.”

“The result is a tastier product that commands a higher price on its merits, not just its meritoriousness.”

“Good works in the sense of meritoriousness are naturally an abomination to God.”

“Their success story demonstrates the merits of being sensitive to market idiosyncrasies in different market segments of a global industry.”

“Of course, the American and French Revolutions put paid to all that, and now in the West, we generally live in meritocracies.”

“The reason stems from complacency, particularly among the mutual life companies in Scotland which haven't been run as meritocracies and have effectively been old boys' clubs.”

“How can we create true meritocracies that offer fair opportunities for development and advancement?”