He was given an award for his meritorious actions on board his naval frigate during the 1971 war with India.

We were commended for our meritorious actions by Lord Ariakus himself.

You have, my dear Claude, performed a meritorious action.

He had received two medals for meritorious action and 11 medals for excellence.

A special commendation will be placed in your file, noting your meritorious actions during the Chiarosan crisis.

The award recognises those persons that have performed meritorious actions or heroic deeds in the name of Luxembourg.

According to Mitre, the rank of sergeant was given him posthumously due to meritorious actions in the battle.

But of real equality there is none; no action, however meritorious, can raise a man above the position to which he was born.

The Sutra on the meritorious action of bathing the Buddha's image was translated into Chinese in 710.

This may be awarded for meritorious actions.