I know you should not use DELETED() in queries containing a join, but can you safely use DELETED() in a query involving only a union? e.g.

SELECT descrip, ratemult, rate_no, .T. AS isdwp ;
  FROM xdwpr INTO CURSOR dwprates WHERE NOT DELETED() ;
  UNION ALL ;
  SELECT * FROM nodwp ;
  ORDER BY 4, 1

..or is this not recommended - it seems to produce the results I expect.