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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It is unfair that the whole class should be penalized because of the bad behaviour of a few students.
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New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
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The House of Representatives voted to penalize him for ethics violations.
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The proposed energy taxes would unfairly penalize people living in rural areas.
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Wallace was penalized twice for false starts.
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Why should I be penalized just because everyone else did a bad job?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Darwinians have usually chosen to discuss genes whose phenotypic effects benefit, or penalize , the survival and reproduction of whole bodies.
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How would it be monitored and regulated to ensure that those who cheated were penalized?
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It would penalize foreign companies for energy investments in those two nations -- even if legal under their own laws.
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Legislation is pending in Sacramento and Washington that would penalize prisoners who file lawsuits that are later judged to be frivolous.
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Some religious conservatives have opposed the act, saying it unfairly penalizes people to overprotect lesser forms of life.
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The Government will decide over the next few weeks whether to penalize Gloucestershire for overspending.
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The overall aim is to ensure that the welfare state encourages rather than penalizes personal initiative.