"I didn't have . . . I didn't think the occasions merited further action. "

When Yucky Is Forgivable The Independent, a newspaper that normally displays the calmness of a decaf drinker, decided that the occasion merited an editorial.

As occasion merited he supported himself against the stone pillar at his side and as he did so the patches of light shifted across the degraded whiteness of the stretched uniform he wore.

It was the first time I had ever heard him say a grace, and if ever an occasion merited such a deviation from habit, this occasion did.

So she knew the present occasion merited attention.

Her hairdresser convinced her that the occasion merited something wild; she didn't win, but the hair hue stuck.

Does the occasion really merit the heavy dramatics?

If the occasion merited it, yes, it would be my responsibility to take action to protect your ship.

Often, special occasions such as food drives or spirit days merit a jeans day pass.

Lady Porter, the council's leader, thought the occasion merited a second trumpet-blast - so she resigned.