Sentence examples for sentencing may be from inspiring English sources

The Seattle Times reported that sentencing may be postponed to allow Mr. Ressam to testify in New York in the July trial of Mokhtar Haouri, who the authorities say was a co-conspirator.

But there's a general consensus that drug sentencing may be overly punitive.

As he says in his introduction, "every sentence may be a parody or pastiche" – and note that "may be", as well as the fine distinction between "parody" and "pastiche".

Such sentences may be effective in German, but they can seem an arbitrary annoyance in English.

Further, as in Italian, the subject of a sentence may be omitted.

The war on drugs, responsible for so many prison sentences, may be easing.

The death sentences may be a warning to potential dissenters, analysts said.

For example, a 10-year jail sentence may be commuted to 5 years, or a sentence of death may be commuted to life in prison.

If a legislator agrees with these positions, the fact that some sentences may be entered verbatim seems a trivial consideration.

Offenders who receive the sentence may be released after doing their time only if the Parole Board decides it is safe.

Separate charges and multiple sentences may be unfair and should be questioned; the harm to children should not.