But Judge Alan H. Nevas imposed a lesser term, citing Mr. Giordano's earlier cooperation with investigators looking into municipal corruption in Waterbury.
The defense had asked the judge for a lesser sentence, citing the extraordinary circumstances of Mr. Ghailani's case, like the years he spent in detention in a so-called black site run by the C.I.A., where his lawyers say he was tortured.
He cited lesser luck in love and with the horse and dog tracks.
In addition, 17 other students were cited on lesser charges, like possession of marijuana and disorderly conduct.
Raphael, a multistar operation in my opinion, is shortchanged by being grouped with a handful of lesser producers that are cited but not evaluated.
Works by lesser-known writers are cited as well, most notably "We Pointed Them North" by Teddy Blue and Helena Huntington Smith, a book Mr. McMurtry hails as "the single best memoir of the cowboy era".
For convenience, references to the "Greater Selection" and "Lesser Selection" will cite section numbers from Graham's reconstructed versions, though the interpretations of the text given here often differ from his and the present discussion does not accept his rearrangement of the texts.
He also cites lesser limitations on offspring (in the UK, one man's sperm can only be used to provide for ten families in Demark that figure is 25), less waiting times, more consumer selection (here we have what Allan Pacey calls a failure to "provide for all ethnic combinations") and the perhaps far-fetched notion that Danes are just more altruistic and "keen to help each other".
He also cites lesser limitations on offspring (in the UK, one man's sperm can only be used to provide for 10 families - in Demark that figure is 25), less waiting times, more consumer selection (here we have what Allan Pacey calls a failure to "provide for all ethnic combinations") and the perhaps farfetched notion that Danes are just more altruistic and "keen to help each other".
Body-surface area and height were also cited although to a lesser extent; these responses likely reflect specific drugs and classes.
The department also cited eight other establishments for lesser offenses.
