'were deemed ineligible' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when describing a situation in which someone or something has been judged as not meeting the required standards for something. For example, "The applicants who did not fulfill the minimum qualification requirements were deemed ineligible for the position."
But 46 others were deemed "ineligible," meaning they remain in government custody.
On Saturday, the Nevada Democratic Party convention descended into chaos after sixty-four potential Bernie Sanders delegates were deemed ineligible.
As explained comprehensively by In Contention, many of this 2011's big hitters, such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Take Shelter, The Artist and Shame were deemed ineligible.
For example, "Dame Edna: The Royal Tour" and "Jackie Mason: Much Ado About Everything" were deemed ineligible despite their popularity with audiences.
The plan backfired, however, when many people on lower incomes were deemed ineligible to receive the handout, and others complained about the poor quality of the goods.
The report collated interviews with 16 women of varying immigration status who were deemed ineligible for free maternity care, some erroneously.
County officials in late August granted him permission to run, but only after roughly 300 of the 861 signatures on his petition were deemed ineligible.
But the basis of calculation has now changed, and these PWCs might qualify for a payment now even if they were deemed ineligible before.
Even formal homelessness acceptances tell only part of the story: the figures show 112,000 people made a homelessness application to their council, meaning that more than half were deemed ineligible for help.
Even where they did know this help was available, however, many youngsters were deemed ineligible, with nearly a third of YMCAs referring clients to food banks because they had been turned down for hardship payments or crisis loans.
While the court's ruling means that many inmates could potentially avoid execution, many others on the state's death row — the second-largest in the country, trailing only California — were deemed ineligible for this resentencing in a separate ruling Thursday.
