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Example Sentences
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The colonial-era offence of seditious publication comes with a maximum penalty of two years.
From Barron's
But according to the workout’s description, it wasn’t a target, it was a maximum speed.
Extinction was projected only in hypothetical scenarios where very low juvenile survival occurred, with around 20% failing to reach adulthood, combined with extremely poor reproduction limited to a maximum of one chick per pair.
From Science Daily
The courthouse was packed with family members on Friday, who asked the judge to impose the maximum 50-year sentence.
From BBC
Puig faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison on the obstruction of justice charge and up to five years in prison for the two false statement charges.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
