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They might not be good books, she said, but for a woman who'd been illiterate until she was past twenty, they weren't entirely lacking in merit.
No eran buenos libros, dijo, pero para una mujer que había sido analfabeta hasta pasados los veinte años no carecían de mérito.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
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Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
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Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Large investment in professionalizing the human resource base through staff training, merit-based recruitment, and performance incentives; and
Las importantes inversiones destinadas a mejorar el nivel profesional de la base de recursos humanos a través de la capacitación del personal, un sistema de contratación basado en los méritos y los incentivos al desempeño, y
© 2012 CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
© 2012 CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
Since the project may have considerable political and economic implications, it is important to find the appropriate balance between legislative oversight and flexibility in determining projects that merit potential Community support.
Dado que el proyecto puede tener considerables implicaciones políticas y económicas, debe encontrarse un equilibrio adecuado entre supervisión legislativa y flexibilidad a la hora de determinar qué proyectos merecen recibir ayudas comunitarias.
whereas a photographic work within the meaning of the Berne Convention is to be considered original if it is the author's own intellectual creation reflecting his personality, no other criteria such as merit or purpose being taken into account;
que una obra fotográfica con arreglo al Convenio de Berna debe considerarse original si constituye una creación intelectual del autor que refleja su personalidad, sin que se tome en consideración ningún otro criterio tal como mérito o finalidad;
and (b) the defendant has disclosed a prima facie defence to the action on the merits.
las alegaciones del demandado aparecen provistas, en principio, de algún fundamento.
Considered briefly the merits of passing out again.
Considerando brevemente los méritos de desmayarse otra vez.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
It shall record its ranking of projects in a report, signed by its members, made according to the merits of each project, together with its remarks and any points which may need clarification.
El jurado hará constar su clasificación de los proyectos en un informe, firmado por sus miembros y elaborado con arreglo a los méritos de cada proyecto, junto con sus observaciones y cualesquiera aspectos que requieran aclaración.
The formalities shall not permit the merits of the case to be reopened.
Esas formalidades no permitirán que se revise el fondo de la demanda.
It shall not be the function of the Committee to appraise the merits of decisions taken by the competent authorities in individual cases.
No será función del Comité valorar la conformidad de las decisiones que las autoridades competentes hayan tomado en casos concretos.

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merit

noun
SingularPlural
Common casemeritmerits
Possessive casemerit'smerits'

merit

verb
Basic forms
Pastmerited
Imperativemerit
Present Participle (Participle I)meriting
Past Participle (Participle II)merited
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I meritwe merit
you merityou merit
he/she/it meritsthey merit
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am meritingwe are meriting
you are meritingyou are meriting
he/she/it is meritingthey are meriting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have meritedwe have merited
you have meritedyou have merited
he/she/it has meritedthey have merited
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been meritingwe have been meriting
you have been meritingyou have been meriting
he/she/it has been meritingthey have been meriting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I meritedwe merited
you meritedyou merited
he/she/it meritedthey merited
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was meritingwe were meriting
you were meritingyou were meriting
he/she/it was meritingthey were meriting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had meritedwe had merited
you had meritedyou had merited
he/she/it had meritedthey had merited
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been meritingwe had been meriting
you had been meritingyou had been meriting
he/she/it had been meritingthey had been meriting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will meritwe shall/will merit
you will merityou will merit
he/she/it will meritthey will merit
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be meritingwe shall/will be meriting
you will be meritingyou will be meriting
he/she/it will be meritingthey will be meriting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have meritedwe shall/will have merited
you will have meritedyou will have merited
he/she/it will have meritedthey will have merited
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been meritingwe shall/will have been meriting
you will have been meritingyou will have been meriting
he/she/it will have been meritingthey will have been meriting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would meritwe should/would merit
you would merityou would merit
he/she/it would meritthey would merit
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be meritingwe should/would be meriting
you would be meritingyou would be meriting
he/she/it would be meritingthey would be meriting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have meritedwe should/would have merited
you would have meritedyou would have merited
he/she/it would have meritedthey would have merited
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been meritingwe should/would have been meriting
you would have been meritingyou would have been meriting
he/she/it would have been meritingthey would have been meriting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am meritedwe are merited
you are meritedyou are merited
he/she/it is meritedthey are merited
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being meritedwe are being merited
you are being meritedyou are being merited
he/she/it is being meritedthey are being merited
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been meritedwe have been merited
you have been meritedyou have been merited
he/she/it has been meritedthey have been merited
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was meritedwe were merited
you were meritedyou were merited
he/she/it was meritedthey were merited
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being meritedwe were being merited
you were being meritedyou were being merited
he/she/it was being meritedthey were being merited
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been meritedwe had been merited
you had been meritedyou had been merited
he/she/it had been meritedthey had been merited
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be meritedwe shall/will be merited
you will be meritedyou will be merited
he/she/it will be meritedthey will be merited
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been meritedwe shall/will have been merited
you will have been meritedyou will have been merited
he/she/it will have been meritedthey will have been merited