Sentence examples for sentence is needed from inspiring English sources

Federal prosecutors have tried to counter this view by arguing that a substantial sentence is needed "to send a strong and clear message that the time for illegal insider trading to end is now".

The killing of one inmate by another in prison for life has long been a classic argument for the death penalty by its supporters, who say that a stronger deterrent than another superfluous life sentence is needed for such inmates.

With that, a striking sentence is needed.

U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder, who handed down the sentence to Calderon, said five years was too severe but that a significant prison sentence was needed to punish Calderon and send a message to other elected officials that corruption will not be tolerated.

He believes that harsher sentencing is needed.

If sentences are needed, how long should they be?

Branding guidelines by the Crown Prosecution Service to monitor social media as "not fit for purpose", Mr Mujhal said tougher sentencing was needed to tackle Islamophobic crime.

And one of the country's most senior judges said the 'most severe' sentences were needed to combat the 'epidemic' of knife crime.

The prisons minister, Crispin Blunt, said the statistics showed that a more intelligent approach to sentencing was needed to tackle the causes of crime and reoffending.

That will anger district attorneys who opposed even the governor's more modest proposal on the grounds that stiff sentences are needed to reduce crime and induce plea bargains.

While sentencing reductions and an overarching retooling of federal sentencing guidelines is needed, it is not enough to simply open the prison gates.