The phrase "changing the sentence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing modifications or alterations to a specific sentence in writing or speech.
Example: "The teacher suggested changing the sentence to make it clearer and more concise."
Alternatives: "modifying the sentence" or "revising the sentence".
In addition, the lawyer told Human Rights Watch that the high military court had exceeded its authority in Mr. Ismail's case by changing the sentence of life in prison that a lower court had given him.
But the question is: In changing the sentence's syntax, are we also changing its logic, its "mystical" deeper meaning?
In 1784 a pair of women were arrested for stealing fans worth 15 shillings, meaning a conviction would result in the death penalty; Garrow convinced the jury to convict the women of stealing 4 shillings worth of fans, therefore changing the sentence to twelve months of hard labour.
To set off material that can be deleted without changing the sentence's meaning: "I was born in 1958, a very good year".
It is intended to weed out sentences that end with a preposition that can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning ("Where are you going to?" as opposed to "Where are you going?").
Advocates of reform were brightened by the introduction of a similar bill in the House Judiciary Committee by its chairman, Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va)., who, like his Senate counterpart, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), has been extremely cautious about changing the sentencing laws.
Cut 50 is mainly focused on preventing offenders from being sentenced to prison by sending them to drug courts, veterans courts, and other diversionary programs, and on changing the sentencing laws for nonviolent offenders, she said.
Elderbroom said Mississippi may still have other low-hanging options to further reduce its prison population, but future cuts will likely require changing the sentencing policies for violent offenders, which can be politically difficult.
"Dramatically changing the sentencing laws — by permitting early parole for some offenders, contrary to the detailed sentencing scheme currently in effect — is not reasonably germane to changing the treatment of juvenile and youthful offenders in the criminal justice system," he wrote.
Justice Cahn ruled that Ms. Parkhouse misrepresented the meaning of Mr. Stringer's letter by changing the last sentence.
The validation study of the modified-PUQE did not support the presence of recall bias in the evaluation of the severity of NVP during the first trimester of pregnancy[ 24] Furthermore, NVP severity in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy was measured by the modified-PUQE by changing the introduction sentence in order to cover NVP symptoms during this trimester.
