1.   And, of course, I realise that when I bring forward proposals they will have to be judged on their merits.

2.   Comparisons can be made and standards judged on quantitive data rather than on subjective opinion.

3.   Competitors will be judged on speed and accuracy.

4.   Governments are judged on how well they manage the economy.

5.   In it we know ourselves to be rational agents detached from spontaneity, judging on objective grounds what will serve our ends.

6.   Judge us on the improvements we make in the economy.

7.   Recipes will be judged on originality and compatibility with the wine by a panel of chefs and Bay Area food mavens.

8.   The arguments should be judged on their merits.