Sentence examples for was deserved for from inspiring English sources

Raised Protestant, I felt the pain was deserved, for my irresponsibility.

"Neither the first nor the second yellow card was deserved for Aaron Ramsey," Wenger said in relation to the Serbian official Milorad Mazic.

Sweeney told Rigby's killers that even though one person had been killed, a whole-life term was deserved for ­Adebolajo, for whom there was no hope of rehabilitation.

Molly's reputation for purity and strength was deserved for a long while, but inevitably dealers have started to cut the powder with other substances.

The general, she recalled, felt that the severe reprimand he received for the order was deserved, for "he had no right to make an order against any special sect".

The victory was deserved for the home side, but was never assured until the end.

So plaudits are deserved for the Netherlands, mooted regrets for Brazil.

"She has a reputation that I think is deserved for being tough and, I also feel, thoughtful in her handling of sex assault cases," Mr. Hunter said.

A special mention is deserved for La Casona de Carlos Keen, run by Quintana and Mitre, who make delicious ravioli with pumpkin, honey and cracked black pepper.

In Mr Monbiot's words the bounty is deserved for "keeping the issue – and the memories of those who have been killed – alive, and sustaining the pressure to ensure that international law binds the powerful as well as the puny.

But the same praise is deserved for successfully executed private equity investments that benefit society just as much and generally apply in even larger dollar amounts across a broader range of industries.