Sentences with phrase «by harsh penalties»

The assumption is that senior officers, and thereby corporations generally, will be deterred from criminal conduct by harsh penalties that might even bankrupt the corporation.

In doing so, you'll often find that a lender's bargain interest rate is offset by its harsh penalty.

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THE State Government has responded to the Laing Report on Occupational Safety and Health by drafting legislation aimed at imposing harsher penalties on those who neglect their OSH responsibilities.

Since it took office in 2006, arrests for marijuana possession have jumped by some 40 per cent and harsher mandatory penalties have been imposed for growing as few as six plants.

He was able to continue, albeit at the back after a pitstop, and was given a drive - through penalty by the stewards — which he feels is too harsh.

Fernando was seriously annoyed when Jolyon Palmer passed him by cutting a chicane and didn't feel the five - second penalty handed out was harsh enough.

Resisting arrest will lead to harsher penalties under legislation proposed by a Queens Democrat.

Researchers concluded that harsher penalties for impaired driving and speeding instituted by the B.C. government in September 2010 reduced crashes related to drinking and driving.

Miss. and University of Tennessee Basketball Coach Donnie Tyndall discusses the harshest penalty ever imposed by the NCAA on a head coach for academic fraud.

BAT is the acronym for Badass Teachers, a group of more than 36,000 teachers who use the association as an outlet for both the creativity they feel is stifled by Common Core as well as a place to find solace and validation among other professionals who understand how dispiriting teaching has become under the constant threat of the education reform's harsh penalties against instructors.

The rollback among big banks follows harsh penalties meted out by the Justice Department, which accused many banks of putting FHA on the hook for shoddy loans in the years leading up to the mortgage meltdown.

Notoriously harsh penalties from previous F1 games by Codemasters are still rather frustratingly unresolved in single player and online multiplayer.

Cases that are prosecuted by indictment are generally far more serious and come with much harsher penalties upon conviction than charges prosecuted summarily.

In 1819, the government introduced harsh new laws, the «Six Acts», which prohibited possession of weapons by civilians, introduced wide search and seizure powers, restricted public meetings, increased penalties for blasphemy and sedition, and imposed swingeing taxes on pamphlets and periodicals.

I have defended scores of individuals charged with Possession and / or Distribution of Child Pornography and have blogged many times about the increasingly harsh penalties that are being sought by both state and federal prosecutors in these cases.

Also, the post-9-11 experience has been that, contrary to common belief, civilian courts are actually a faster way of resolving cases of non-uniformed persons who commit violent, war - like acts than military tribunals and impose penalties that are just as harsh as those imposed by military tribunals.

Again, it is probably due to increased law enforcement, better utilization of antitheft devices by vehicle owners, and harsher penalties for individuals who participate in automobile theft.

These penalties can be even harsher in the event of a serious injury or death caused by operating while under the influence.

In West Virginia, officials can easily verify your car insurance status by using an electronic online system, and violations of WV car insurance laws can lead to harsh penalties.

Texas has attempted to lower its above - average uninsured driver rate (roughly 25 %) by imposing harsh penalties if you are caught driving without insurance.

At any rate, a subject that is seen differently depending on which state one resides in, by taking a stand against this matter, the nation's capital is setting a precedent that insists distracted driving in getting out of hand and thus, harsher penalties need to be explored.

I think the number of times consumers are hurt by fraudulent activities is extremely low and when the real estate council deals with these individuals, the penalties can be harsh and all members of our industry are made aware of the results of these investigations.