Sentence examples for severe sanction from inspiring English sources

Harris argued: "This case does not even come close to that severe sanction.

The agency could have imposed a lifetime suspension and a $1 million fine, but decided on a less severe sanction.

"The punishment of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole," Justice Kennedy wrote, "is itself a severe sanction, in particular for a young person".

Only in cases in which a lawyer has stolen money from a client does the seven-member committee typically recommend disbarment, the most severe sanction.

Typically, the seven-member panel recommends disbarment, the most severe sanction, only in cases in which a lawyer has stolen money from a client.

Why? Because in Kennedy's words again those who face "that most severe sanction must have a fair opportunity to show that the Constitution prohibits their execution".

'There could have been a riot.' The FA was prompt in issuing a statement last night which made the severity of the incidents clear and hinted at equally severe sanctions against Cantona.

Several top D.E.A. staffers were recommending that the agency impose severe sanctions against the drug maker, including possible restrictions on how much OxyContin it could make.

Where this was done, the frequency of regulatory visits and severity of sanctions were linked to regulatory compliance, with lower frequency and less severe sanctions being blamed for poor compliance.

Severe sanctions are appropriate".

If he refuses, he can face severe sanctions.