31.   But the court handed down a life sentence because of his mental instability, said Brig. Maamoun Khassawneh, who presided over the five-man tribunal.

32.   But on Wednesday, a Moscow court handed Gazprom a controlling interest, a ruling radio station leaders called incomprehensible and legally dubious.

33.   Courts have handed down increasingly stiffer penalties in an effort to deter the movement from becoming violent.

34.   Courts may hand down sentences of amputation for thieves and public execution for murderers, rapists, sodomites and drug traffickers.

35.   Courts may hand down sentences of amputation for robbery and public execution for murder, rape, sodomy and drug trafficking.

36.   Egyptian courts often hand down death sentences for insurgents, and President Hosni Mubarak very rarely commutes them to life imprisonment.

37.   Egyptian courts often hand down death sentences for insurgents.

38.   Egyptian military courts often hand down death sentences for insurgents.

39.   For the third time this week, a Chinese court has handed a heavy jail term to a member of the China Democracy Party.

40.   He added that he doubted courts would hand her the maximum penalty if she is convicted.