Sentence examples for considerable punishment from inspiring English sources

Neither burst, even after considerable punishment.

In his 11 years as a player in the NBA, Sloan took considerable punishment on the court, mainly because he did not back away from making skin-peeling dives for loose balls or from taking charges from behemoths such as Wilt Chamberlain.

"It's very clear that the shame and embarrassment she has not only brought upon herself but her family and employers is a considerable punishment," lawyer Aris said.

Huckabee "got" it and was game and enthusiastic, even as he absorbed considerable verbal punishment from Triumph.

Some have been led by this fact to view punishment with considerable distrust, because we cannot count on it having any beneficial effect on the punished (Duff 1986)—or on the rest of society.

There is considerable feeling that Agnew's punishment fell far short of fitting the crime.

In Britain, which has banned capital punishment, there is considerable support for reinstating it, a move backed by two-thirds of the public in a 1995 poll.

On the other hand, the percentage needs to be far enough short of 100% to leave considerable scope for rules about punishment.

There is considerable controversy over the effectiveness of punishment in reducing crime.

Capital punishment has long engendered considerable debate about both its morality and its effect on criminal behaviour.

Speaking outside court, after pleading guilty to assault in March last year, Mr Joyce said the fight was a "matter of considerable personal shame" and that the punishment was fair.