In an interview yesterday, Mr. Trump said his proposal should win on its merits.

They want to determine that they won on their own merits.

"Everything is being lowered to the level of the worst publishing houses who disguise the fact that their product isn't winning on its own merits."

Britain has in the past won regulatory arguments on their merits.

Let's go cripple a product because competitors aren't good enough to win on their merits.

The Cubs won the pennant on their merits and the Giants lost.

Although his first partial term as governor resulted from Johnson's death in 1909, he subsequently won the office twice on his own merits.

Officials with Reckson, who maintained that their proposal won on its merits, said they were mystified by the complaints.

"We believe we won the contract on our merits," said John Taylor, a company spokesman.

I was tested, along with others, and won the position on my merits.