Sentence examples for imprisonment only from inspiring English sources

Craxi, the former prime minister, was eventually convicted on multiple charges and escaped imprisonment only by fleeing to Tunisia, where he died in 2000.

In 2005, he was sentenced to six months house arrest for tax evasion, avoiding imprisonment only because of diabetes and other health problems.

In another case, he was found negligent in the deaths of hundreds of protestors during the uprising against him, and sentenced to life imprisonment, only to have a judge overturn that sentence and order a retrial, which remains pending.

Mr. Shihri also speaks in the video, saying "by God, our imprisonment only increased our perseverance in the principles for which we went out, did jihad for, and were imprisoned for".

Much worse befell Bletchley code-breaker Alan Turing, who avoided imprisonment only by agreeing to undergo a course of chemical castration; he killed himself at the age of 41.

A paper written in 2005 for a US government think tank noted that al-'Awdah's imprisonment only served to increase his popularity especially at a time when establishment religious figures had become largely discredited for their refusal to speak out against the Saudi regime's perceived subservience to the United States.

Mr. Morton's lawyers have argued that the focus on him by law enforcement officials caused them to ignore evidence that could have prevented not only his wrongful imprisonment but also Ms. Baker's death.

Most serious traffickers "only" get life imprisonment, but it's not uncommon for tourists to spend time locked up for a pocketful of pills, or fined heavily for being in possession of a gram of cocaine.

The lawsuit argues that Kerry's imprisonment not only damaged his already poor mental health but has also had residual effects in the years since his return home.

(In fact, the FARC has agreed to a system of "transitional justice," in which the emphasis will be on public confession, reconciliation, and community service but those who don't own up to their actions or are guilty of serious war crimes will be subject to punishments, including imprisonment. Only former guerrillas who have gone through this process will be eligible to run for public office).

The title characters, after their imprisonment, wear only angelic white.