Her daughter was stunned and told the whole family about her Mom uttering a whole sentence.

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And how, for example, do you treat a German compound verb, or a Hungarian word formation which can incorporate a whole sentence?

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The committee said it would be "inappropriate" for either of the two to be able to resume their duties in the House "before the whole sentence imposed by the court has run its course".

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His whole life sentence made him one of a limited group of inmates who would never be released from prison.

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Restivo was given a whole life sentence - meaning he would never be released - but this was overturned after an appeal last year and reduced to a life term with a minimum term of 40 years before being eligible for parole.

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Lord Lloyd of Berwick said that before the 2003 Criminal Justice Act the home secretary would review a whole-life sentence after 25 years had been served.

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Although the Twitter-friendly headline tells you a lot in one sentence, it is not intended to tell the whole story.

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Mr Justice Wilkie said that while the men would be eligible for release after serving two-thirds of their sentence, the Parole Board would have the power to keep them in jail for the whole 11 years.

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