Sentence examples for initial sentences from inspiring English sources

After the 529's initial sentences in March, Egypt's foreign ministry released a statement defending the court's integrity.

This week, their initial sentences of 24 months in prison in Rio de Janeiro has been commuted to eight or 16 months of community service, depending how many hours they put in each day.

In recent months, the Obama administration has portrayed the country's tough drug policies as unjust and pledged to seek early release or lighter initial sentences for low-level, nonviolent drug offenders.

If our approach to crime is really about justice, initial sentences should include a finite path to automatic expungement of the person's record, putting an end to the burdens a criminal record places on people.

Don't worry if your initial sentences are not grammatically perfect, just think about the meaning you want to convey and move on.

The headline misstated his initial sentence.

"The initial sentencing was over the top," said C. Bradley Patton, a lawyer for Esteban Núñez.

The initial sentence handed down would have spared Mr Mollah's life.

The court reduced his initial sentence of 33 months in jail to 12 months, suspended for three years.

The initial sentence, which would have spared his life, was seen by many Bangladeshis as being too lenient.

The appeals court reduced his initial sentence of 33 months in jail to 12 months, suspended for three years.