The phrase "as punished" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a condition or state resulting from punishment, but it lacks context to be effectively used.
Example: "The rules were enforced strictly, and the students were treated as punished for their misbehavior."
Alternatives: "as penalized" or "as disciplined".
But if they really joined forces, I don't think these individuals would be nearly as punished to the degree that they have been".
Set to focus on producing a handful of modest genre pictures a year, it's being demoted to little more than what it started out as – punished, you might say, for its ambition.
"These problem-solving courts, by looking at each offender as a person to be helped as well as punished, place their underlying problems at the heart of each case.
Similarly, a Bangladeshi community condemned an unconventional imam and his followers as "punished by God" after they experienced an unusually high rate of Nipah disease (Blum et al. 2009).
A prefect can be reported to the school just as a bully can, and any prefect who abuses their status is likely to be removed from the team as well as punished as a regular student would be, at best.
The moment is as punishing as it is poetic.
Analysts said there was relief that the measures were not as punishing as they might have been.
For many people with children in private elementary and secondary schools, tuition can be nearly as punishing as college costs.
Whichever it is, Mr Lokke Rasmussen may find that tackling the problems ahead proves just as punishing as Mr Fogh Rasmussen's marathon run to the NATO job.
That set up a day that could be as punishing as the third round of the British Open last month, when Woods shot an 81 and many players were blown out of contention.
The bonus structure won't be as lucrative, but in many cases the hours won't be as punishing.
