How to Use "merited" with Example Sentences

1. Some is merited , some may not be .

2. Pay reviews in 1962 and 1978 recommended massive ( and merited ) increases .

3. Certainly many shortcomings in the american past have merited complaint , especially for people and groups who have suffered discrimination and exclusion .

4. The scandal first hit global headlines on october 14th , when michael woodford , a briton who had recently taken over as olympus 's boss , was sacked . Mr woodford had just told the board that the unusual payments merited investigation .

5. The three mile island accident of 1979 was rated 5 ; the chernobyl disaster merited level 7 .