adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
life
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Nor was there any change so far as mandatory life sentences were concerned in the 1987 statement.
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The change would mean a U-turn for Mr Hague, who voted in 1991 to keep the mandatory life sentence for murder.
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It might also be argued that the mandatory life sentence makes a substantial contribution to public safety.
retirement
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The deal struck has been to raise the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 65, starting early in the next century.
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Up until 1966, stewardesses faced mandatory retirement at age thirty-two or upon marriage-whichever came first.
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Amendments to the Act have now abolished mandatory retirement altogether for most categories of workers.
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Due largely to changes in mandatory retirement laws, there are now only five faculty members in the club.
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However, within the labour movement, interest in mandatory retirement was growing.
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Should grabbing hold of that famous stiff-armed bronze trophy come with a mandatory retirement age, like piloting a passenger plane?
sentence
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The trial judge, Caulfield J., imposed the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.
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He called for more mandatory sentences and the death penalty.
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He parents wept as the judge delivered the mandatory sentence .
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This is of course the mandatory sentence for a person convicted of murder.
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To suggest this child died because of mandatory sentence is grotesque.
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In some jurisdictions this is a mandatory sentence of death.
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In others, such as those in the United Kingdom, it is the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Drug smuggling carries a mandatory death sentence.
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In some countries, wearing helmets is mandatory for all cyclists.
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The company's mandatory retirement age is 65.
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Wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle is mandatory .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Can some one explain how kids' birthday parties became mandatory and, frequently, icky?
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It is mandatory for riders under 21, and costs $ 65.
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The court made a mandatory order compelling the vendor to allow the person to enter so that the valuation could proceed.
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The next-closest school is Morse, a perennial football power and mandatory stop for major-college recruiters.
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The overarching concern regarding mandatory therapy is not whether it is just or moral but whether it cures or improves.
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The validation of our model using the same selection criteria was also mandatory .
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Those in charge of drawing up a blueprint for health-care reform talk of slapping mandatory controls on all drug prices.