Sentence examples for deserved friendly from inspiring English sources

Mathieu Valbuena's superb late free-kick earned France a deserved friendly victory over Portugal on a night when new Manchester United striker Anthony Martial made his senior debut for Les Bleus.

The Republic warmed up for their upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers with a deserved friendly draw in Dublin.

Smoking may deserve friendly criticism, but it does not warrant moral indignation, any more than skiing does, and no more is it anyone else's affair.Those fatal fumesAh, but what if non-smokers are involuntarily exposed to wafting clouds of ghastly gas?

We also think people deserve friendly, cheerful television.

At the close of a gruesome year for moviegoing, the film deserves a friendly greeting, and I would happily join the party were it not for a queasy suspicion that "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" is less of a movie and more of an excuse for a really great soundtrack.

She deserves a friendly welcome, people!

"By ensuring that no Senator will be prevented from performing their constitutional responsibilities simply because they have a young child, the Senate is leading by example and sending the important message that working parents everywhere deserve family-friendly workplace policies," she said in a statement when the resolution passed.

Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez was the embodiment of those qualities and the two goals that provided the bookends to this friendly were deserved reward as Chile repeated their 2-0 win at Wembley from 1998.

You get more credit than you deserve for being friendly and approachable.

Second-half goals from Roberto Soldado and Juan Mata earned Spain a deserved win over the Republic of Ireland in a friendly match in New York.

They looked to have turned the match around as, in bowler friendly conditions, Nick Compton fell five runs short of a deserved hundred, Lewis Gregory hit a maiden first-class half-century and Craig Meschede contributed a useful 33 before running himself out.