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  • Meritocracy is a deeply cherished belief -- it's in everyone's best interest to believe that the brightest and most motivated students will succeed, said Gates.

    Evalyn Gates on the Shortage of Women in Physics Peggy 2007

  • Meritocracy is a deeply cherished belief -- it's in everyone's best interest to believe that the brightest and most motivated students will succeed, said Gates.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Peggy 2007

  • It obvious that DS Anwar/Lim Guan Eng are systematicaly sidelining the "Indian Factor Votes" after Tsunami 0308 using the diabolic ideology of "Meritocracy" or "Pluralism of Economic/Politics (ie. not race based, not race criteria)" Eg

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • "Meritocracy" it must be set "equal" a barrier for just about anyone.

    TechCrunch Vivek Wadhwa 2010

  • Does Pakatan DS Anwar - Lim Kit Siang truly pratices "Meritocracy". why shdnt an Indian or Malay be the Penang CM??,

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • They can all bash affirmative action and talk about how vitally important it is that the U.S. remain a Great Meritocracy because it's really unfair for anything other than merit to determine position and employment.

    In the Family Way 2009

  • Young Sr wrote the 1945 Labour manifesto, virtually invented what is now called social entrepreneurship, set up the Consumers' Association, Which? magazine, the University of the Third Age and the National Extension College prototype for the Open University, and wrote The Rise of the Meritocracy, a dystopian satire about the consequences of continuing with the 11-plus.

    Can Toby Young's free school succeed? 2011

  • Meritocracy and respect for the US Constitution are no longer the values of this country. dominican mama 4 Obama

    Sotomayor confirmation hearing time set 2009

  • The Rejectionist: Special Guest Post: Zetta Elliott on the Myth of Meritocracy dropping mordor on your party since 2009

    Special Guest Post: Zetta Elliott on the Myth of Meritocracy 2010

  • Meritocracy may well be their mantra – but it's an elite version, 1 February, page 5, G2.

    Corrections and clarifications 2011

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