Sentence examples for light sanctions from inspiring English sources

For 29 years, he said, officials had either ignored Mr. Knight's abusive behavior or let him off with light sanctions, setting "implicit rules" that Mr. Knight could behave as he wanted.

The university imposed such light sanctions because it saw the alleged incident as something that wasn't its responsibility, since it had happened off campus.

Statistics from the Criminal Justice System show in no uncertain terms that the perpetrator of a murder is more likely to be obliterated on Valium than cranked up on crack cocaine, which is only one of many reasons why it seems a little odd that Valium enjoys the light sanctions afforded to Class C, Schedule 4 drugs.

After Sorrell, 41, filed a lawsuit, the case went public and sparked intense backlash, with critics saying the university had failed a victim and given an offensively light sanction to a powerful administrator.

Still, many people are frustrated with the light sanction for Brock Turner's assault of an unconscious woman, a sanction that came despite several other letters to the court arguing for a more robust punishment.

A group called Oregon Gun Owners, which objects to elements of the Burdick measure, including the penalties, is collecting signatures for an initiative that would have lighter sanctions.

In a statement, UC Berkeley chancellor Nicholas Dirks said it was "absolutely untrue" that Steele gave Choudhry lighter sanctions in return for a faculty appointment, saying that Dirks himself had suggested that Steele join the law faculty.

Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and James Feigen were handed lighter sanctions, with USA Swimming and the U.S. Olympic Committee suspending them for four months.

Vancouver-based lawyer Kirk Tousaw said British Columbia has already been seeing a trend toward less enforcements and lighter sanctions in the courts for pot-related crimes.

In light of sanctions Russia will likely turn towards the Asian market to supply such components, Igor Korotchenko, editor of the National Defence journal, told the newspaper Izvestia.

Other countries such as Russia have met resistance from UK regulators when bidding for assets in the country - a Russian oligarch's bid for North Sea assets was blocked in March in light of sanctions on Russia.