Example sentences of "imprisonment [prep] [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Punitive trends could be identified in the increase of maximum sentences of imprisonment for offences of violence against the person . |
| 2 | The passing of the Insolvent Debtors Act in August 1844 ( 7 & 8 Victoria cap 96 ) , abolishing imprisonment for debts of less than £20 , however , was widely welcomed . |
| 3 | The imprisonment of prisoners of conscience , unfair trials of political prisoners , lengthy detention without trial , ill-treatment of detainees , possible extra-judicial executions and excessive use of the death penalty have become prevalent in recent years in Tibet . |
| 4 | AI believes that the 1986 law should be reviewed to ensure that it does not lead to the imprisonment of prisoners of conscience . |
| 5 | A clear disparity exists between the guideline in England and Wales of 20-plus years ' imprisonment and the practice in Northern Ireland of about 13 years ' imprisonment before murderers of soldiers and policemen are released . |
| 6 | On January 19 , 1989 he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on charges of ‘ counter-revolutionary propaganda and agitations ’ . |
| 7 | Jampa Ngodrup : a 46-year-old medical doctor in Lhasa , capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China , he was sentenced on 24 December 1990 to 13 years ' imprisonment on charges of spying . |
| 8 | On Sept. 3 a court sentenced 26 Moslem militants to lengthy terms of imprisonment on charges of attempting to murder two former Interior Ministers and a journalist . |
| 9 | Harry Tisch , the former chair of the East German Free German Trade Union Federation ( FDGB ) , was sentenced on June 6 by a Berlin court to 18 months ' imprisonment on charges of misappropriation of union funds for personal benefit . |
| 10 | Douglas Brand , a British engineer who was on May 13 sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of spying , was released on June 20 . |
| 11 | On May 20 Joseph Bendouga , leader of the opposition Democratic Movement for Renewal and Evolution in Central Africa ( MDREC ) , was sentenced to six months ' imprisonment on charges of sending an " insulting and offensive " open letter to President André Kolingba . |
| 12 | Joaquín Hernández Galicia , 69 , who for 25 years was the president of the Union of Oil Workers of the Mexican Republic ( STPRM ) , was on Sept. 10 sentenced to 35 years ' imprisonment on charges of murder and illegal possession of arms . |
| 13 | The UK government lodged a strong protest on Sept. 2 after a UK national , Martin Wainwright , was sentenced on Aug. 31 to 10 years ' imprisonment on charges of illegally entering Iraq from Turkey . |