In 2006 Lord Phillips, then lord chief justice, argued that politicians and judges had been pushed into handing down increasingly long sentences in England and Wales.
Apart from two years under the Liberals between 1916-18, the seat was represented by the Conservatives up until 1997, when Richard Allen won it for the Liberal Democrats, subsequently handing it to rising star Clegg in 2005.
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 gives Cabinet ministers sweeping powers in designated emergencies including quarantine areas, restricting travel, handing control of essential industries to the army.
Cochella, the Southern Californian desert festival, announced last week that they'll be handing out free earplugs to all festival goers.
Ronaldo apologised for hitting a Rayo-supporting 12-year-old girl with a shot by giving her his shirt, only for some of those around her to chant for her to burn it and eventually force her to give it up, handing it over to a security guard.
Mosby has said repeatedly she has no intention of handing the case to a special prosecutor or of revealing any evidence before trial.
Osborne had made the schoolboy error of handing out his bibles before he had started talking rather than after, and several people had chosen to read it rather than listen to him.
Watson, who emerged from a miserable personal series with a dominant Test-best 176 to fire Australia to 307 for four, burst out laughing when asked whether he had been pleased to hear that England were handing a debut to the young Lancashire spinner Simon Kerrigan rather than recalling Chris Tremlett to their bowling attack.
Each week, each gender gets a turn at handing out roses, further "solidifying" relationships we know will never last.
Lyndon Johnson had no intention of handing Barry Goldwater more southern votes in the election of 1964".
It is handing out classy home office sets, including a fan that runs off your computer as you write.
