51.   They would almost certainly face severe punishment if they were repatriated.

52.   Undeterred by the prospect of severe punishment, Nouri skillfully used his trial to broadcast these views to the larger Iranian public.

53.   With higher rates possible, investors are exacting severe punishment on companies that fall short of expectations.

54.   With higher rates likely, investors are exacting severe punishments on companies that fall short of expectations.

55.   With higher rates likely, investors are exacting severe punishments on companies that fall short of earnings expectations.

56.   Yet Jackson knew that even a one-year expulsion is still too severe a punishment for the brawl.

57.   Adult conviction carries much more severe punishment.

58.   Authorities in Beijing call these isolated incidents and threaten severe punishment for local officials who go too far.

59.   Beijing on Monday suspended diplomatic ties with Washington on human rights, arms control and weapons proliferation in protest and demanded severe punishment for those responsible.

60.   But critics say increasingly severe punishment is what sparks riots in the first place.