Certainly, the restaurant had well earned its star in 1996, but the fact that it was out here in the sticks, and that the founding chef, Michael Laumen, was self-taught, made my meal most memorable.
Obviously, as the vast majority of Americans are navigating the world of rock music without succumbing in large majorities to these maladies, we can decree that Gore has well-earned her perpetual status as the butt of rock-enthusiasts' jokes.
The Gaffigans have had a well earned ride to the top of the comedic peak.
Hungary's reputation has been well earned.
Under his guidance, the NICU at RUMC has a well earned reputation as a regional center for the treatment of premature infants.
If a newspaper columnist's influence can be measured in the amount of bile generated among critics, then Toynbee's position in this year's MediaGuardian 100 has been well earned.
Their distinction in the Thomson Reuters report, and in the marketplace, has been well earned.
Judging from the seemingly endless parade of reported breaches, our contempt and enmity has been well earned.
As such, it has well and truly earned a home in the Victoria & Albert museum's permanent fashion collection.
In this instance, the Pulitzer Prize had been well earned, and the bestowal of two on one newspaper showed that the Committee had been stirred.
