"Each piece has to be judged on its own merits."
Each event has to be judged on its individual merits.
"We'll simply have to judge each entry on its own merits."
Each specific case had to be judged on its merits.
It is also important to judge each case on its merits.
We have to judge each case on its own merits.
"I want to judge each case on its merits," she said.
Each case must be judged on its merits, and so too this one.
As an ethical matter, you must judge your work on its merits.
However, each school will be judged on its own merits.