stiff sentence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstiffandsentence
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stiff
adjective
uk/stɪf/us/stɪf/
firm ...
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sentence
noun[C]
uk/ˈsen.təns/us/ˈsen.təns/
a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter ...
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(Definition ofstiffandsentencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Fourteen years is a verystiffsentence; it is virtually the equivalent of a life sentence.
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Under our proposals, persistent offenders will know that they will get astiffsentenceif they persist in offending.
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Under our proposals the offenders will know that they can expect astiffsentenceif they persist in offending.
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I feel, therefore, that one has to provide a fairlystiffsentence.
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I hope that such persons will receive a verystiffsentence, and not simply a fine.
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The best deterrent of all is a verystiffsentence.
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The aim of mandatory minimum sentences is to ensure that burglars and drug dealers know that they will face astiffsentenceif they persist in offending.
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Despite anotherstiffsentence, he was freed in less than a year, with his health seriously weakened.
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It is commendable that the courts visit stiff sentences on people who misbehave in aeroplanes because they pose such a danger to everybody else.
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Those concerned nearly always get very stiff sentences and, of course, it is the end of their public life as councillors.
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The courts do not seem to be imposing stiff sentences on offenders.
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The punishment should always fit the crime, and persistent serious violent criminals should get stiff sentences.
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Even so, there is a case for stiff sentences to cut down crime, although this may, unfortunately, put an additional strain on our prisons.
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The problem is too deep to be solved merely by stiff sentences or anything of such a popular punitive nature.
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That can only be prevented by stiff sentences in the courts.
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Such headlines are far from being representative of what happens in courts because some stiff sentences are applied.
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Nor would the principle of normal expectancy of parole contra-indicate stiff sentences for ruthless crimes.
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Some offences require stiff sentences and stiff sentences ought to be awarded.
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The question is how to contain that violence, catch those who are guilty, convict them, and give them stiff sentences.
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