1.   It was the harshest sentence the judge could impose.

2.   Ms. Spatafora was one of three victims or relatives of victims to address the court, calling on Mullen to give Sylvester the harshest sentence permitted by law.

3.   Prosecutors asked the jury to give harshest sentence allowed by law.

4.   Security officials have said that prosecutors will ask for the harshest possible sentence, which would be life in prison without the possibility of parole.

5.   Tapp received the harshest sentence of all AzScam defendants.

6.   The harshest sentence the tribunals can impose is life imprisonment.

7.   The indictment was a clear indication that the prosecutors wanted to pursue the case without delay and obtain the harshest possible sentence for Furrow.

8.   Zeidabadi seemed shocked and bewildered by the verdict and said it was the harshest sentence he could have received.

9.   In ordering the retrial, Mubarak also endorsed the harshest sentence, which was handed down on Sherif Farahat.

10.   McGuire contended prosecutors misrepresented the facts to serve the politically expedient goal of ensuring the harshest sentence possible.