Sentence examples for overdue deserved from inspiring English sources

Such recognition is overdue, deserved and may inspire others on the verge of choosing their own careers.

Adebayor's hat-trick was overdue and well deserved.

Speaking last year, the former Spirit bassist Mark Andes said he thought that his former bandmate deserved overdue credit for the "fairly blatant" copying of his music by Page and Plant.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu, also expected to be in the GB's London 2012 squad, tweeted: "Major congrats to my boy @LuolDeng9 for being selected to the Allstar team, long overdue and well deserved.

Heaney's victory in the TS Eliot prize is well deserved and overdue, says Robert Potts.

It is a deserved, long-overdue victory," said Tivnan.

He said he would push for a minimum-wage increase to $8.75 per hour from the current $7.25 an hour — a long overdue increase that deserves the Legislature's full support.

This proposal is long overdue, and it deserves widespread support.

The recognition that Roberto Bolaño has been getting in the U.S. is wonderful, richly deserved, and long overdue — we see it as something to build on, an unexpected and welcome opening toward Latin America.

We must ensure American workers get the long-overdue raise they deserve.

Their Oscars were richly deserved and, in Mr. Washington's case, long overdue.