Sentence examples for as a prison rather from inspiring English sources
Sophia, the Widow's daughter, is as wilful as Phaedra was before her, planning to withdraw from a power game to follow her heart, and as resentful as Ambrose of a controlling mother, regarding her home as a prison rather than the sanctuary of learning and enlightenment that the Widow has tried to make it.
Marriage is posited as a prison, rather than liberation for women.
He is charged as an adult, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, rather than as a juvenile, which might have ended in his being remanded to a youth detention center for a few years.
The Maryland Senate approved legislation on Monday night that would allow felons to register to vote as soon as they are released from prison, rather than waiting until after they have completed probation, parole and paid restitution.
He contacted Korematsu as well as Gordon Hirabayashi, who had gone to prison rather than obey curfew and evacuation orders, and Minoru Yasui, who had served time for violating the curfew.
To do so, researchers isolate cells called dendritic cells that present antigens to T cells, rather as a prison guard waves an escapee's shirt beneath the hound's nose.
As part of the deal, prosecutors recommended a sentence of 30 months in prison, rather than the decades he was potentially facing.
As a result, Mr. Afzali faces up to six months in prison rather than up to eight years when he is sentenced in April.
From a human perspective it can feel as if you have consigned your dog to prison, rather than confining him for his own good.
It was a prison with rather flexible walls.
