| Lockeans argue that intellectual property is justified based on deservedness and hard work. |
| Gifts with business implications, large or small, that undermine the moral good and discount deservedness work to the same ends as bribes. |
| Thus, unauthorized immigrants who demonstrate civic involvement, social deservedness, and national loyalty can argue that they merit legal residency, and often get it. |
| The next few hours are spent dissecting the age of the nominees, the deservedness of the movies and, of course, raging over the snubs. |
| Such patients often exude a repulsive sense of innate deservedness as if they were far superior to the physician. |
| First, is a more comprehensive rethinking of merit, deservedness, and fairness in our political and administrative systems. |
