Sentence examples for small infraction from inspiring English sources

Trying to poison your tutor is no small infraction.

After being questioned at the airport in Buenos Aires, Mr. Antonini was allowed to leave after signing a paper saying he had committed a small infraction.

In this age of metal detectors, police in schools, and overly punitive zero-tolerance policies, our children are learning that any small infraction, even writing on a desk, can subject them to expulsion or possibly even a criminal record.

You get home from work, make dinner, start getting the kids ready for bed... and then a small infraction by your child sets off a wildly disproportionate reaction from you.

If you get even a small infraction, you risk getting your license revoked.

Indeed, in the wake of the Satyam scandal, investors have been swift to punish even small infractions.

Often, this stipend is docked for small infractions, such as failing to meet production quotas or skipping scripture-study sessions.

Ms. González, however, believes that penalizing small infractions would only open the gap between young people and the authorities.

His girlfriend constantly admonishes him for being unable to ignore small infractions, even when he's off-duty.

It begins with small infractions -- illegally downloading a few songs, skimming small amounts from the register, lies of omission on taxes -- and grows by increments.

They say the police are "profiling" them with arrests for small infractions, like drinking outside in violation of open-container laws.