He did well in academic pursuits because of his superior memory for classes and textbooks, rather than because of industrious study, and received disciplinary demerits at a rate lower than most of his contemporaries.

Princess also received demerits for missing a dance rehearsal.

The player receives demerits for collisions with the siren off and failing to make quota.

(v) To receive demerits.

Outside of the classroom, he received numerous demerits for misconduct, his infractions including tobacco use, use of profanity, lateness, two citations for "sliding down the banister," and he was cited 24 times for being improperly dressed.

And a number of the other candidates would have received demerits for suggesting that the Democratic Party was out of step with the concerns of mainstream voters.

Cadets at V.M.I. live an austere life, assembling in uniform for reveille at 6:55 A.M., marching to meals and receiving demerits for things like "improper desk arrangement."

New York City was rated "good," but received demerits for the slow pace of its $1.5 billion plan to cut the escape of raw sewage into coastal waters after rainstorms overwhelm treatment plants.

Boys held different ranks and received demerits for bad behavior.