Sentence examples for shockingly inappropriate from inspiring English sources

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It has described his sentence as "shockingly inappropriate".

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel said such a sentence would be "shockingly inappropriate".

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who is pushing for a lengthy prison sentence, described the social worker's recommendations as "shockingly inappropriate" and described it as "no sentence".

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel suggested that this opinion was "shockingly inappropriate" and said if Maringa was listened to it would amount to "no sentence" at all.

The recommendation, which could enable the double amputee athlete to compete in the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio, was derided by state prosecutor Gerrie Nel as "shockingly inappropriate" and triggered an avalanche of criticism on social media.

Peter Yerkes Summit, N.J., Feb. 25, 2009 • To the Editor: It is shockingly inappropriate to reduce support for the humanities when most of the problems we are faced with in the nation and the world are the result of deficiencies in integrity and ethics, not deficiencies in vocational skill sets.

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Oscar Pistorius's five-year prison term for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, was "shockingly light, inappropriate and would not have been imposed by any reasonable court", according to prosecutors who have filed for leave to appeal against the sentence and conviction.

The application, signed by the chief prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, and his deputy Andrea Johnson, also argues that the sentence of five years for the "murder" of Steenkamp "in the circumstances of this case is shockingly light, inappropriate and would not have been imposed by a reasonable court".

On 4 November, prosecutors applied to the sentencing judge for permission to appeal the verdict, calling the five-year prison term "shockingly light, inappropriate and would not have been imposed by any reasonable court".

For the unfamiliar, she's a nine-year-old child who's famous for pseudo rapping, but mostly for using shockingly age-inappropriate language on Instagram.

Ad bugs would be "shockingly crude and inappropriate," said Scott Lerman, president at Enterprise IG in New York, a brand and corporate identity consulting company that is part of the giant WPP Group agency company.

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