Sentence examples for significant sentences from inspiring English sources

It would not be a surprise for Judge Sullivan to hand down significant sentences near the 11 years Raj Rajaratnam received.

But, added Hughes, "we do not believe that violence in this context and of the kind displayed by this defendant can normally be met by other than significant sentences of immediate custody even for those of otherwise good character".

"The reality is that one of the reasons crime rates are so low is because we changed our federal and state systems in the past two decades to make sure that people who commit crimes, especially violent crimes, actually have to serve significant sentences," he said.

Being symbols, names are identified and individuated only in the context of significant sentences.

The recognition of theoretical terms in the language of science by Carnap thus amounts to a rejection of an essential tenet of early logical empiricism and positivism, viz., the demonstration that all empirically significant sentences are translatable into an observation language.

It should be a significant sentence".

Mark Lytle, the federal prosecutor, called it "a significant sentence for a white-collar crime".

"Nevertheless, we believe this represents a significant sentence and one that we think will bring closure".

"At the very least, a significant sentence will send a message that this kind of conduct will not be tolerated".

Without an explicit agreement that conferred a benefit on La Barbie in exchange for coöperation, he's unlikely to see a significant sentence reduction for help he provided six years ago.

"Even if you are a very young man and even if you don't directly engage in acts of violence against Americans, you can get a very significant sentence," Professor Cassel said.