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were deserved
verb
To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
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They were deserved.
The plaudits were deserved.
They were deserved winners".
Both were unkind, and both were deserved.
Take nothing away from Widnes though, who were deserved winners.
Dundee United were deserved 2-0 winners in the New Firm derby against Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
Our administration has had some political setbacks this year, and some of them were deserved.
The Capitals Troy Brouwerr said of his team's penalties: "Some were deserved, some weren't deserved.
As David Lacey noted in his review of the 1986-87 sEvertonEverton were deserved champions.
"Whether the expectations were deserved or not, we weren't going to deny the fact that we expected to win.
Italy were deserved champions in 2006; a complete shambles this time round, finishing bottom of a low-quality group.
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