The phrase "a lengthy sentence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sentence that is long in terms of word count or complexity.
Example: "The author often employs a lengthy sentence structure that challenges the reader's comprehension."
Alternatives: "an extended sentence" or "a long-winded sentence".
A lengthy sentence sends a message about the consequences of committing such a monstrous crime".
But, like General Dahl, he doesn't believe he should go to jail for a lengthy sentence.
"Still, there is a real question whether such a lengthy sentence is warranted for an insider trading offender".
The punishment could range from forgiveness and deportation to a lengthy sentence in prison with hard labor.
I also wrote to Robinson, Anderson and Williams – each currently serving a lengthy sentence in various Texas prisons – requesting interviews.
"Bahareh Hedayat should never have been imprisoned at all, let alone serving such a lengthy sentence," she said.
But in a lengthy sentencing memorandum, Mr. Monserrate's lawyer, James E. Neuman, asked that his client receive community service.
The Boston Marathon trial is expected to drag out through a lengthy sentencing phase, but Wednesday's opening statements follow a jury selection process which has taken several months.
A20 B.T.K. Hearing Begins Horrifying details, grotesque photographs and evidence of depraved sexual fantasies emerged in the opening day of a lengthy sentencing hearing for Dennis L. Rader, the serial killer who terrorized Wichita for three decades as B.T.K., a name he chose for his methods -- bind, torture, kill.
Commenting on Watkins' case, the lord justice said: "These were offences against infant children of such shocking depravity that a very lengthy sentence of imprisonment was demanded, not withstanding the absence of physical injury.
The same judge who found Mr. Khodorkovsky guilty will now decide whether to impose a second, potentially lengthy, sentence.
