51.   At Bethpage, that penalty will be severe.

52.   At least there were no penalties called in the entire All-Star Game - for the second year in a row.

53.   At Pentucket, the worst penalty was a two-game suspension.

54.   At issue is the penalty.

55.   At the time, Smith said the penalty was excessive in relation to the violations.

56.   Authorities call the effects of toluene abuse as bad or worse than crack cocaine, but criminal penalties are not nearly as severe.

57.   Back then, the penalty was a technical foul, but the offending team kept the ball.

58.   Atwell said that he did not think the maximum penalty was appropriate but that severe punishment was warranted.

59.   Because the penalty is irreversible, juries and judges take special care with them, and the appeals process can take many years.

60.   Because the SEC settlement involves no payment of fines or criminal referral, however, some securities experts argued that the penalty is too light.