Sentence examples for sought punishment from inspiring English sources

And it is hard to avoid charges of inconsistency, since America has not sought punishment for worse dictators, like Jean-Claude (Baby Doc) Duvalier of Haiti or Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, but rather helped them find graceful exits.

The triumvirate and the newspaper La Gazeta blamed him for the defeat at Huaqui, and sought punishment as a deterrent.

[laughs] I don't think he's seeking punishment.

Crystal must have been seeking punishment, humiliation, shame.

"The prosecution complaint against the bank would seek punishment under tax laws," a source said.

They warned that if North Korea presses ahead with it, they will seek punishment for the North at the Security Council.

At the White House today, the spokesman, Ari Fleischer, also hinted at some flexibility in how the administration would seek punishment.

Critics are taking legal action to seek punishment for psychologists who, they say, designed and consulted on abusive interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists.

The United States warned that it would seek punishment at the Security Council -- probably more sanctions on the already-isolated country -- if it went ahead with the launch.

Washington warned that it would seek punishment at the Security Council — probably more sanctions on the already isolated country — if it goes ahead with the planned launch.

PAGE A11 COMPLAINT OVER SECRECY In a symbolic strike against unnecessary secrecy, the government's former classification czar has filed a complaint against the National Security Agency and Justice Department seeking punishment of officials who classified a document he says contained no secrets.