Sentence examples for minimal sentence from inspiring English sources

Mr. Dyer believed — mistakenly — that given Mr. Buffey's age, he would get a minimal sentence and serve only 10 years.

They are likely to receive a minimal sentence of the time they have spent in jail since their arrests and then agree to be deported.

In light of that quick and decisive finding, I was absolutely shocked and appalled when I heard on June 2 about the minimal sentence you announced that Mr. Turner would serve for this crime.

At one time, the federal sentencing guidelines were applied quite rigidly, and such a minimal sentence would have been almost impossible unless the defendant provided extraordinary assistance to the government.

Comparison of minimal sentence pairs allows for movement within the linguistic hierarchy, from the level of the basic sentence to the level of the morpheme or the phoneme.

I feel that this is a great idea because I witness the lack of support that offenders receive when they are being released after doing a minimal sentence.

("Minimal sentences for maximal felons," the columnist Murray Kempton wrote in Newsday).

His history included minimal sentences, early parole and community service in place of more severe sentences for earlier crimes.

I discovered her in my post-uni 20s, feeding a newfound interest in short stories, from Raymond Carver's minimal sentences to Nora Ephron's ebullient ones.

The case had already taken an unusual turn, when the 20 already convicted were given minimal sentences last week by a judge who took a strong stand in their support.

There is clearly a growing sense of confidence among victims that they will be, at the least, believed by those close to them – even if the prosecution falls by the wayside or lead to minimal sentences.