Sentences with phrase «somehow undeserving»

Former Bush administration drug czar John Walters and two other scholars wrote last fall, «There is another type of «stigma» afflicting drug users — that their crisis is somehow undeserving of the full resources necessary for their rescue.»

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Oftentimes they feel like they are frauds at their work and in their personal lives, and are somehow essentially unable to achieve, or undeserving of the type of job or lifestyle they truly desire.

The principals are an untamed 6 - year - old motel inmate (the superb Brooklynn Prince), who is always up for mischief and adventure; the girl's scuffling single mother (Bria Vinaite), whose elaborate tattoos and hair of a color not seen in nature advertise the fun - loving, dirty - minded defiance of one of the undeserving poor; and the motel's put - upon manager (Willem Dafoe, living his role without a moment's self - regard), whose kindness somehow keeps overcoming his disgust.

King Arthur's screenplay was written by David Franzioni, whose script for Gladiator somehow led to an undeserving Best Picture.