order of merit
collocation in Englishmeaningsoforderandmerit
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order
noun
uk/ˈɔː.dər/us/ˈɔːr.dɚ/
a request to make, supply, or deliver food ...
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merit
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈmer.ɪt/us/ˈmer.ɪt/
formal
the quality of being good and ...
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(Definition oforderandmeritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Suppose a sportsman scores 40% marks in an examination, he will be treated as having scored 45% when admissions to a higher class are processed inorderofmerit.
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That is so important that it must be put first inorderofmeritto overcome overcrowding and to sweep away slum areas.
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He makes one of his characters say that there are three things which, inorderofmerit, he would protect.
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Let me give the reasons as they occur to me, in ascendingorderofmerit.
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The hierarchy currently comprises, in descendingorderofmerit: reduction, re-use, recovery—recycling, composting and energy recovery—and disposal.
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People are asked to use their skill to place inorderofmeritgoals scored and shown on television during a previous period.
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My constituent has consistently won anorderofmeritfor the cleanliness of his milk and for his cream.
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It is not for me to put these various hazardous occupations inorderofmerit.
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The matters in the list were not inorderofmerit.
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Theorderofmeritshould be based on the instructions issued for the classification of batteries.
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The latter comprises, in descendingorderofmerit, reduction; reuse; recovery, including recycling; composting and energy recovery; and disposal.
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I suggest that the attributes required of such a hopefully influential, but undoubtedly subordinate, second chamber include the following (in no particularorderofmerit).
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Therefore, you may be taking number 550 inorderofmeritand number 2100.
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I say merely that, with the numbers coming forward, that will be the effect of taking people from further down theorderofmerit.
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The question of a list of candidates in theirorderofmeritbeing produced by party headquarters is one that worries people enormously.
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The dockyards are informed of the position of the successful candidates inorderofmerit.
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He selects people in anorderofmeritand offers them a chance to join the force.
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But this is not an issue of anything remotely like the sameorderofmerit.
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Tests will not be used to select children for particular schools or courses, nor is it the intention that they should be used to rank pupils inorderofmerit.
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It is true that it came twelfth—last—on the list, but it occupied that position purely from the numerical point of view, and it was not last inorderofmerit.
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