Definition of deserving | Bee Dictionary of English

v be worthy or deserving
s worthy of being treated in a particular way
the deserving poor" (often used ironically)

Barack Obama? Gordon Brown? Michael Phelps? Click through the pros and cons of our finalists for Person of the Year and vote for the candidates you think are most deserving.
He takes it absolutely for granted that all people are equally deserving of respect, and also the flip side, that all people are equally deserving of condemnation if necessary.
Barack Obama? Gordon Brown? Michael Phelps? Click through the pros and cons of our finalists for Person of the Year and vote for the candidates you think are most deserving.

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Though it's been seven weeks since Tim Hudson last earned a victory, he's often been deserving of a better outcome.
June 22, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
Solomon: With Dwight Howard, Rockets could be strong Finals contender next season
The best player in the NBA put in a dominant performance for the deserving Miami Heat, who won their second straight NBA title with a 95-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs. What’s next? Well, Dwight Howard is on the clock. The 6-11 big man is a player...
June 21, 2013 - Houston Chronicle
Most Deserving Military Familyto Win a Dream Vacation from Georgia Personal Injury Attorneys, Montlick & Associates ...
The Georgia Personal Injury Attorneys at Montlick and Associates are proud to sponsor the firm's 6th Annual “Most Deserving Military Family Contest” to send a local military family to their choice of vacation destinations in the Continental U.S. The nomination phase is underway now thru Sunday, June 23, 2013. (PRWeb June 19, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6 ...
June 19, 2013 - PRWeb

Dan Jenkins in Hartford Courant
Sophomores in the past, such as a deserving Doak Walker in '47, for example, weren't given proper consideration because freshmen weren't eligible, and there was an obvious prejudice against youth,author Dan Jenkins, who is the historian for...
Jim Tressel in Forbes
We just didn't do the things you need to do to win a ballgame of this nature. We're very aware that LSU's a deserving champion,Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said.
Derek Fisher in 940 News
He's deserving in this particular season with all of the question marks and everything going on coming into the season and the uncertainty,teammate Derek Fisher said. "Not only did he statistically have an MVP type of season, everybody can...