11.   Myers said that a two-year prison sentence for rape was totally unacceptable and inadequate.

12.   The sentence was surprisingly light for such a serious offence.

13.   The sentences are less likely to run out of puff in mid-stream and trail off into inaudibility.

14.   Do you believe that sentences for criminals are tough enough at present?

15.   This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.

16.   In a case of premeditated murder a life sentence is mandatory.

17.   That sentence is not grammatical.

18.   These two sentences are parallel in structure.

19.   Short sentences are preferable to long in the presentation of complex information.

20.   She told the defendant that serious crimes warrant serious penalties, and that a significant prison sentence was required for purposes of general deterrence.