Sentence examples for they merited it from inspiring English sources

I thought they merited it, playing very well for the last half hour of the firts half and then unpicking Libya's defence (courtesy of a rush of blood from the Libya centre-half who raced out to play offside) in the second.

Nygren discounts the worthiness of love's object, since God loves people because of his nature, not because they merit it.

In terms of investment advantages of having both a seed and a venture fund, he noted that Partech will be in a position to put in follow-on funding for seed companies it invests in — allowing it to keep nurturing promising fledglings, should they merit it.

Whether or not they merit it.

Ghana have barely merited it, but they're 2-0 up and cruising now.

("I thought he merited it").

It's a point of pride for many fans who vote non-stop for weeks to try and earn their favorite shows the recognition they merit, whether it's tweeting out People's Choice nominations or developing carpal tunnel entering TV Guide's Fan Favorite cover contest, in which an underrated show can win a coveted place on the magazine's front cover through a Facebook poll.

Villa finally got the lead they merited on the hour - but it was only the signal for a remarkable turnaround that ended with Bolton protecting an unlikely lead.

It made for a more open second half when Burnley felt they merited a winner.

As you put it, they merit "stronger protection as one of the last big remnants of authentic prairie".

Do they merit the extra effort it takes to hunt them down at specialty retailers or at avant-garde wine bars and restaurants?