As Fortune's Dan Primack wrote in a very sharp column today, "the verdict may hinge on whether or not Pao convinced the jury that her investing track record – or at least her track record in bringing deals to the partnership – was clearly deserving of a promotion".
They worry they're not deserving of the promotion, or the raise; they're concerned success will alienate them from their friends and potential partners; they don't ask for what they want.
Mackay said Cardiff were fully deserving of victory over promotion rivals Middlesbrough but felt his side should have added to their two first-half goals.
It is therefore deserving of special recognition and promotion by the state.
According to the Washington Post, which had little difficulty in tracking her down, the proto Maya (passed over for a promotion that many of her colleagues thought she deserved), has made no secret of her bitterness.
From my perspective, Ambassador Rice represents the kind of person who deserves a promotion -- someone willing to challenge the conventional wisdom, speak up for the values they hold deeply, disagree with others when warranted no matter their position or political ties, and ensure that we take a fresh look at every challenge we confront.
When the Football League resumed play in 1919 after World War I, Arsenal which had finished fifth in the Second Division before the war was controversially promoted to the First Division over higher-placing Tottenham after Arsenal's chairman argued that his club deserved promotion because of its longer history, further spurring the rivalry between the two teams.
Similarly, it's unclear what most of the candidates have done to deserve a promotion.
Mr Paterson should find some brilliant and talented but completely unknown person who deserves a promotion; they must have one or two of those rattling around Albany.
Webber, of Bath, makes his first start since the tour of Argentina in June 2013 and Morgan "thoroughly deserved" his promotion from the bench for a 26th cap after his substitute display in England's latest defeat according to Lancaster.
